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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A woman who is now incarcerated recalls how she rebelled against the men in her…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Choosing adventure to get some structure </itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Uncuffed producer Daphnye Luster remembers her experience in an outdoor program…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:09:22 -0700</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Julie Harper. A new story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for Women about how a childhood obsession with basketball took a surprising turn.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:11:03 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Basketball changed her life — but not how she expected</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Julie Harper. A new story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Julie Harper, Patricia Bellows </itunes:author>
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    <title>The phone call that changed everything </title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Daphyne Luster. A new story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Meet the newest Uncuffed storytelling class at San Quentin</itunes:title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:39:32 -0700</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:51:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Matt Sheppard. Uncuffed producer Anthony Gomez shares the story of an…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By André Davis. After a devastating loss, William Harris shares how he found…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:55:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Meet the incarcerated producers joining the San Quentin Uncuffed crew this year…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Luis Gomez. As a teenager, Daniel Ruiz was a soccer star. That talent was…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>504</itunes:duration>
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    <title>When she left: A son&#x27;s reckoning with his mother&#x27;s departure </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Jay Evans. Uncuffed Solano producer Jay Evans interviews Jerry Reyes about the time his mother abandoned the family, and how he learned to make sense of the loss.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 12:27:55 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>When she left: A son&#x27;s reckoning with his mother&#x27;s departure </itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Jay Evans. Uncuffed Solano producer Jay Evans interviews Jerry Reyes about…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Jay Evans</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>486</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Reflections from a life on the run</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Ryan Pagan. Before prison, Javier Serna was on the run for 14 years. He shares what it was like to build a life in hiding and the rehabilitation that can happen despite incarceration.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:21:21 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Reflections from a life on the run</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Ryan Pagan. Before prison, Javier Serna was on the run for 14 years. He…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Ryan Pagan</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>523</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Kelp forests have a new defender: prison environmentalists</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Brian Asey. What does it mean to try to project the ocean, when you’re barred from seeing it or feeling it? An environmentalist’s fight for the planet, from inside prison walls.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/2024-02-05/behind-bars-people-are-working-to-save-the-kelp-forests</link>
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    <itunes:title>Kelp forests have a new defender: prison environmentalists</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Brian Asey. What does it mean to try to project the ocean, when you’re…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Brian Asey</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>519</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Life Allergic: How food allergies make prison meals more unappetizing</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Prison meals aren’t exactly known for being gourmet. But imagine if most foods also triggered terrible allergies.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/2024-01-24/life-allergic-how-food-allergies-make-prison-meals-more-unappetizing</link>
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    <itunes:title>Life Allergic: How food allergies make prison meals more unappetizing</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Prison meals aren’t exactly known for being gourmet. But…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>483</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Filling the void from foster care </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Juan Haines. Uncuffed producer Juan Haines interviews Donald Thompson about how his foster-care experience led him to where he is today.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/personal-stories/2023-10-03/filling-the-void-from-foster-care</link>
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    <itunes:title>Filling the void from foster care </itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Juan Haines. Uncuffed producer Juan Haines interviews Donald Thompson about…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Juan Haines</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>365</itunes:duration>
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    <title>Meet the San Quentin sports editor who covers everything from soccer to prison pickleball</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Ryan Pagan. There’s no shortage of sports at San Quentin, from basketball to pickleball. Uncuffed producer Ryan Pagan interviewed Sports Editor Timothy Hicks on his reporting.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:41:13 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Meet the San Quentin sports editor who covers everything from soccer to prison pickleball</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Ryan Pagan. There’s no shortage of sports at San Quentin, from basketball to…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Ryan Pagan</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>430</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Dreaming in a dark place: Becoming a filmmaker in prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Timothy Hicks. Ryan Pagan grew up with a fascination for movies, but he never got the opportunity to make them. It wasn't until he waked into the San Quentin media center that he rekindled his creative spark.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:37:19 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Dreaming in a dark place: Becoming a filmmaker in prison</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Timothy Hicks. Ryan Pagan grew up with a fascination for movies, but he…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Timothy Hicks</itunes:author>
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    <title>Pick up your pen and push it forward: How a San Quentin investigative journalist found his calling</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Anthony Caravalho. Juan Haines' byline is more varied and impressive than many journalists, and he's doing it all from San Quentin. He shares the moment he decided to become an investigative journalist, during a 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires Disease, and how it helped him prepare to report on the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Pick up your pen and push it forward: How a San Quentin investigative journalist found his calling</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Anthony Caravalho. Juan Haines' byline is more varied and impressive than…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Anthony Caravalho </itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>293</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[From Uncuffed’s new re-entry class, stories about how learning about your past, and your trauma, can help you understand your future.<reentry>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:23:54 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/personal-stories/2023-08-15/i-feel-stronger-than-i-ever-have-stories-on-history-trauma-and-healing-from-uncuffeds-re-entry-class</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From Uncuffed’s new re-entry class, stories about how learning about your past,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author> Jamaal &quot;Jae&quot; Morgain, Allen Bustos, Christopher Roberts, turtle gurl arnie</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:05:24 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/personal-stories/2023-09-12/to-my-children-stories-on-family-and-healing-from-uncuffeds-re-entry-class</link>
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    <itunes:title>To my children: Stories on family and healing from Uncuffed&#x27;s re-entry class</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As part of Uncuffed’s new storytelling class for people who recently returned…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Dalina Gonzales, Mia Luevanos, turtle gurl arnie, Troy Smith, AJ Jefferson,  Jamaal &quot;Jae&quot; Morgain, Tommy &quot;Shakur&quot; Ross</itunes:author>
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    <title>Why professionalism matters to one San Quentin media maker</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Steve Brooks. On any given day at the San Quentin Media lab, there will be dozens of people hard at work creating stories for incarcerated people across the country and for the general public. Brian Asey is one of the men responsible for building this space from ground up. Uncuffed producer Steve Brooks brings us this story on how Asey learned how to be a professional in an environment where he might work with everyone from fellow incarcerated reporters to outside media makers.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Why professionalism matters to one San Quentin media maker</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Steve Brooks. On any given day at the San Quentin Media lab, there will be…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Steve Brooks</itunes:author>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:08:36 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>When you&#x27;re learning how to date again after being in prison</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dating can be an intimidating process. For people just getting out of prison,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Troy Smith, AJ Jefferson, Dalina Gonzales, Mia Luevanos</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>684</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[By Anthony Ivy. Jamel Powers and Uncuffed producer Anthony Ivy both grew up with single mothers. In this conversation, they reflect on how their mothers' hustle shaped their lives.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Product of a mother&#x27;s hustle: Reflections from life on the grind</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Anthony Ivy. Jamel Powers and Uncuffed producer Anthony Ivy both grew up…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Anthony Ivy</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>584</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[By Juan Haines. For Anthony Caravalho, discovering San Quentin's famous field of dreams was life changing.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/personal-stories/2023-07-31/rediscovering-baseball-at-the-the-san-quentin-field-of-dreams</link>
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    <itunes:title>Rediscovering baseball at the the San Quentin Field of Dreams </itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Juan Haines. For Anthony Caravalho, discovering San Quentin's famous field…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Juan Haines</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>336</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[By Brian Asey. If you run around the bustling San Quentin prison yard 105 times, you’ll have completed the San Quentin Marathon. Every year, incarcerated people train to complete the race. And for many, running is more than a way to work out. Uncuffed Producer Steve Brooks shares his journey to becoming a marathoner at San Quentin.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:44:38 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>&quot;I can do anything&quot;: The marathon mindset at San Quentin</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Brian Asey. If you run around the bustling San Quentin prison yard 105 times, you’ll have completed the San Quentin Marathon. Every year, incarcerated people train to complete the race. And for many, running is more than a way to work out. Uncuffed Producer Steve Brooks shares his journey to becoming a marathoner at San Quentin.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Brian Asey. If you run around the bustling San Quentin prison yard 105…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Brian Asey</itunes:author>
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    <title>Standout: How tragedy transformed a football star&#x27;s rise to glory</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Steve Fegan was destined for football greatness. But tragedy cut short his dreams before he could reach the NFL... and he had to turn to art for salvation. Fegan told his story to Bryan Mazza, one of our Uncuffed producers at Solano State Prison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:54:04 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Standout: How tragedy transformed a football star&#x27;s rise to glory</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Steve Fegan was destined for football greatness. But tragedy cut short his dreams before he could reach the NFL... and he had to turn to art for salvation. Fegan told his story to Bryan Mazza, one of our Uncuffed producers at Solano State Prison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Steve Fegan was destined for football greatness. But tragedy…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
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    <title>On the other side of the wall: Uncuffed presents re-entry stories</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Just over a year ago, Uncuffed producer Tommy “Shakur” Ross walked out of the gates of San Quentin State Prison in a new fitted suit. He had been incarcerated for almost 37 years. Since getting out, he’s been to Norway, bought a new car, and started teaching audio storytelling to other formerly incarcerated people. We’ll hear from Shakur and his students in this Uncuffed special.<reentry>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 09:47:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just over a year ago, Uncuffed producer Tommy “Shakur” Ross walked out of the gates of San Quentin State Prison in a new fitted suit. He had been incarcerated for almost 37 years. Since getting out, he’s been to Norway, bought a new car, and started teaching audio storytelling to other formerly incarcerated people. We’ll hear from Shakur and his students in this Uncuffed special.<reentry>]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Just over a year ago, Uncuffed producer Tommy “Shakur” Ross walked out of the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tommy &quot;Shakur&quot; Ross, Hana Baba</itunes:author>
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    <title>Meet San Quentin State Prison&#x27;s newest audio storytellers </title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 10:04:17 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Meet San Quentin State Prison&#x27;s newest audio storytellers </itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Our new group of producers at San Quentin State Prison introduce themselves,…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>Lavell&#x27;s choice: Healing or revenge?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. After being stabbed in a prison riot, Lavell Stewart faced a choice. He could seek revenge... or he could break the decades-long cycle of violence that had roots all the way back in his childhood.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:55:32 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Lavell&#x27;s choice: Healing or revenge?</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. After being stabbed in a prison riot, Lavell Stewart faced a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>664</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The kid who built an urban treehouse to survive</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:48:32 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/housing/2023-04-18/the-kid-who-built-an-urban-treehouse-to-survive</link>
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    <itunes:title>The kid who built an urban treehouse to survive</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Anthony Ivy. As children, many of us dreamt of building and playing in a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Anthony Ivy</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>744</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Meet the 2023 Uncuffed crew at Solano State Prison</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Our new group of producers at Solano State Prison in Vacaville talk about their…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames, Bryan Mazza, Anthony Ivy, Jairo Chavez, Luis Gomez, Jay Evans</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>1611</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Do Norwegian prisons live up to the hype? We visited to try to answer.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Uncuffed producers Thanh Tran and Nate McKinney talk with the producers of the Norwegian prison radio program RøverRadion about their experiences of incarceration and compared and contrasted San Quentin to Norwegian prisons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Do Norwegian prisons live up to the hype? We visited to try to answer.</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Uncuffed producers Thanh Tran and Nate McKinney talk with the producers of the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Nathan McKinney, Thanh Tran</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>572</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The doctor said he&#x27;d never walk again. He was wrong.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Anthony Ivy. In a story from our Uncuffed team at Solano State prison, how one man's world came crashing down, and how his wife and his faith helped him literally rise back up.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:18:06 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/health/2023-03-21/they-said-id-never-walk-again-they-were-wrong</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Anthony Ivy. In a story from our Uncuffed team at Solano State prison, how…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Anthony Ivy</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>550</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The music of &#x27;Redemption&#x27; crosses faultlines inside prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Michael McKuin and Rodney Edinbyrd are both incarcerated at Solano State Prison in Vacaville. Together, they’ve broken the strict racial divisions of prison to play in a band.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:17:18 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The music of &#x27;Redemption&#x27; crosses faultlines inside prison</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Michael McKuin and Rodney Edinbyrd are both incarcerated at…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>480</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Watching Your Child Follow You Into Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Orlando Johnson. Two incarcerated fathers share the pain of seeing their sons follow in their own footsteps.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:55:04 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-10-25/watching-your-child-follow-you-into-prison</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Orlando Johnson. Two incarcerated fathers share the pain of seeing their…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Orlando Johnson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>573</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The Unwritten Rules Of Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. When someone is sent to prison for the first time, how do they figure out all the little dos and don'ts?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:44:02 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-07-28/the-unwritten-rules-of-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>The Unwritten Rules Of Prison</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. When someone is sent to prison for the first time, how do they…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>602</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Living With The Stigma And Stereotypes Of Mental Illness</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Quinton Gray talks about his life-long struggle with mental illness—and the assumptions people make about him.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:45:46 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-06-30/living-with-the-stigma-and-stereotypes-of-mental-illness</link>
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    <itunes:title>Living With The Stigma And Stereotypes Of Mental Illness</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Quinton Gray talks about his life-long struggle with mental…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>580</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Fatherhood From Afar</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. How can you learn to be a father, from inside prison, to a child whose voice you’ve never even heard?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:36:21 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-06-16/fatherhood-from-afar</link>
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    <itunes:title>Fatherhood From Afar</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. How can you learn to be a father, from inside prison, to a child whose voice you’ve never even heard?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. How can you learn to be a father, from inside prison, to a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Mayito Guzman</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>485</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Processing A Brother&#x27;s Suicide</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Two men discuss the pain of losing a sibling to suicide. And the struggle to process that pain, while inside prison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:52:25 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-06-15/processing-a-brothers-suicide</link>
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    <itunes:title>Processing A Brother&#x27;s Suicide</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Two men discuss the pain of losing a sibling to suicide. And the struggle to process that pain, while inside prison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Two men discuss the pain of losing a sibling to suicide. And the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>399</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Re-Entering The Outside World After Prison Isn&#x27;t Always So Easy</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By b f thames. <br> <br>After two decades in prison, Andrew Peralta's re-entry was going great ... until it wasn't.<reentry>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 16:41:07 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/2021-05-17/re-entering-the-outside-world-after-prison-isnt-always-so-easy</link>
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    <itunes:title>Re-Entering The Outside World After Prison Isn&#x27;t Always So Easy</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By b f thames. After two decades in prison, Andrew Peralta's re-entry was going…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>453</itunes:duration>






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    <title>What Mother&#x27;s Day Means To Incarcerated Men</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day is marketed as a celebration of unconditional love, but many of us have complicated relationships with our moms, involving lots of different emotions. Uncuffed producers at Solano State Prison talked about what the day brings up for them.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 16:35:11 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-05-10/what-mothers-day-means-to-incarcerated-men</link>
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    <itunes:title>What Mother&#x27;s Day Means To Incarcerated Men</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mother’s Day is marketed as a celebration of unconditional love, but many of us…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames, Orlando Johnson, Steve Drown, Mayito Guzman</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>588</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Growing Up On Two Wheels: From Delivery Boy To Punk Rock Messenger</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. How many of us have been lucky enough to turn one of our favorite childhood hobbies into a way to earn a living? Imagine being paid for the simple, innocent joy of riding a bike?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:16:28 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-07-27/growing-up-on-two-wheels-from-delivery-boy-to-punk-rock-messenger</link>
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    <itunes:title>Growing Up On Two Wheels: From Delivery Boy To Punk Rock Messenger</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. How many of us have been lucky enough to turn one of our favorite childhood hobbies into a way to earn a living? Imagine being paid for the simple, innocent joy of riding a bike?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. How many of us have been lucky enough to turn one of our favorite…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>364</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Coping With Depression In Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Raymond Jones is often debilitated by depression. Sometimes he doesn’t want to shower, eat, or even think. He also doesn’t like to take the drugs prescribed by the incarceration system’s medical department, because of the way they make him feel.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:38:29 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-07-13/coping-with-depression-in-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Coping With Depression In Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Raymond Jones is often debilitated by depression. Sometimes he doesn’t want to shower, eat, or even think. He also doesn’t like to take the drugs prescribed by the incarceration system’s medical department, because of the way they make him feel.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Raymond Jones is often debilitated by depression. Sometimes he…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>308</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Incarcerated Men Find Escape Through Role-Playing Game Dungeons And Dragons</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Timothy Hicks. Across the United States, incarcerated people often separate themselves by race or ethnicity. Blacks hang with blacks, whites with whites, and so forth. But at San Quentin, people of all races participate in playing in a role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:01:24 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-07-20/incarcerated-men-find-escape-through-role-playing-game-dungeons-and-dragons</link>
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    <itunes:title>Incarcerated Men Find Escape Through Role-Playing Game Dungeons And Dragons</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Timothy Hicks. Across the United States, incarcerated people often separate themselves by race or ethnicity. Blacks hang with blacks, whites with whites, and so forth. But at San Quentin, people of all races participate in playing in a role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Timothy Hicks. Across the United States, incarcerated people often separate…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Timothy Hicks</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>466</itunes:duration>






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    <title>He’s A Young White Man. She’s A Black Transgender Woman. They’re Cellmates.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. From San Quentin Radio, here’s the story of a pair of cellmates who made the choice to live together, despite a mountain of obstacles.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 01:08:26 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-06-08/hes-a-young-white-man-shes-a-black-transgender-woman-theyre-cellmates</link>
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    <itunes:title>He’s A Young White Man. She’s A Black Transgender Woman. They’re Cellmates.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. From San Quentin Radio, here’s the story of a pair of cellmates who made the choice to live together, despite a mountain of obstacles.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. From San Quentin Radio, here’s the story of a pair of cellmates…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Thanh Tran</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>438</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Dance Or Die: How Ballet Could Save Your Life In A Prison Riot</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[I met JulianGlenn “Luke" Padgett on a prison yard in 1999, and upon getting to know one another I came to consider him a friend.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 11:39:25 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-06-15/dance-or-die-how-ballet-could-save-your-life-in-a-prison-riot</link>
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    <itunes:title>Dance Or Die: How Ballet Could Save Your Life In A Prison Riot</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I met JulianGlenn “Luke" Padgett on a prison yard in 1999, and upon getting to know one another I came to consider him a friend.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I met JulianGlenn “Luke" Padgett on a prison yard in 1999, and upon getting to…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>363</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Coming To Terms With His Trauma, One Man Reflects On A War-Torn Childhood</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Chanthon Bun is one of the incarcerated men at San Quentin who escaped the regime of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia as a child.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 20:59:34 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-05-04/coming-to-terms-with-his-trauma-one-man-reflects-on-a-war-torn-childhood</link>
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    <itunes:title>Coming To Terms With His Trauma, One Man Reflects On A War-Torn Childhood</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Chanthon Bun is one of the incarcerated men at San Quentin who escaped the regime of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia as a child.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Chanthon Bun is one of the incarcerated men at San Quentin who…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Thanh Tran</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>361</itunes:duration>






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    <title>One Night Gone Wrong</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. David Jassy is a Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden. With a passion for music and a promising career ahead of him, he flew to Hollywood to work with fellow artists.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 20:00:15 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-05-11/one-night-gone-wrong</link>
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    <itunes:title>One Night Gone Wrong</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. David Jassy is a Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden. With a passion for music and a promising career ahead of him, he flew to Hollywood to work with fellow artists.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. David Jassy is a Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter from…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>540</itunes:duration>






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    <title>How Carlos Muñoz Crocheted His Way To Freedom</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Carlos Muñoz had been incarcerated for more than 20 years when he finally found his calling—crochet.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 01:23:22 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-05-18/how-carlos-munoz-crocheted-his-way-to-freedom</link>
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    <itunes:title>How Carlos Muñoz Crocheted His Way To Freedom</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Carlos Muñoz had been incarcerated for more than 20 years when he finally found his calling—crochet.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Carlos Muñoz had been incarcerated for more than 20 years…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>451</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Incarcerated Father And Son Reunite After 22 Years</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman Jr. and his father Lorenzo Fosselman Sr. hadn’t seen each other in 22 years. But thanks to a quirk of fate, we were able to bring Jr. and Sr. together face to face here at Solano Prison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:12:05 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-04-27/incarcerated-father-and-son-reunite-after-22-years</link>
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    <itunes:title>Incarcerated Father And Son Reunite After 22 Years</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman Jr. and his father Lorenzo Fosselman Sr. hadn’t seen each other in 22 years. But thanks to a quirk of fate, we were able to bring Jr. and Sr. together face to face here at Solano Prison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman Jr. and his father Lorenzo Fosselman Sr.…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>427</itunes:duration>






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    <title>His Dad Taught Him To Cook. Now He&#x27;s A Master Of Prison Cuisine.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. As a child, DeWayne Locklear learned how to grow carrots, fry okra, and saute spinach. Now, he’s taken his skills to prison, where he makes gourmet food from items in the canteen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:27:45 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2020-04-06/his-dad-taught-him-to-cook-now-hes-a-master-of-prison-cuisine</link>
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    <itunes:title>His Dad Taught Him To Cook. Now He&#x27;s A Master Of Prison Cuisine.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. As a child, DeWayne Locklear learned how to grow carrots, fry okra, and saute spinach. Now, he’s taken his skills to prison, where he makes gourmet food from items in the canteen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Mayito Guzman. As a child, DeWayne Locklear learned how to grow carrots, fry…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Mayito Guzman</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>495</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In Prison, Rapper Tyga’s Dad Didn’t Know His Son Had Become Famous</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. While serving a sentence of life-without-parole, Stevie J. Stevenson lost touch with most of his children. Then, he found out that one of his sons had become a star.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:38:02 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-03-30/in-prison-rapper-tygas-dad-didnt-know-his-son-had-become-famous</link>
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    <itunes:title>In Prison, Rapper Tyga’s Dad Didn’t Know His Son Had Become Famous</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. While serving a sentence of life-without-parole, Stevie J. Stevenson lost touch with most of his children. Then, he found out that one of his sons had become a star.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. While serving a sentence of life-without-parole, Stevie J.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>445</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Livin’ That Tree Life — An Arborist Goes To Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lighter, more entertaining story, about gangster arborist Jeffrey Mercado livin' that tree life.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:48:26 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-01-13/livin-that-tree-life-an-arborist-goes-to-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Livin’ That Tree Life — An Arborist Goes To Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lighter, more entertaining story, about gangster arborist Jeffrey Mercado livin' that tree life.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lighter, more entertaining story, about gangster arborist…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>294</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Free At Last, Thanks To A New California Law</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2019/12/WEB_AidandAbettor.mp3" length="0" type=""/>
    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Under California’s old “felony murder rule,” if someone died while you were committing a felony, such as a robbery, you were guilty of murder. Until this year, a law called SB 1437 went into effect.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:57:03 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-12-09/free-at-last-thanks-to-a-new-california-law</link>
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    <itunes:title>Free At Last, Thanks To A New California Law</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Under California’s old “felony murder rule,” if someone died while you were committing a felony, such as a robbery, you were guilty of murder. Until this year, a law called SB 1437 went into effect.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Under California’s old “felony murder rule,” if someone died…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>460</itunes:duration>






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    <title>San Quentin Sweat Lodge Brings Together Activism And Community For Incarcerated Native Americans</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. At San Quentin State Prison, there are a variety of spaces for incarcerated people to practice their faith or spirituality. The sweat lodge serves as a space for the Native American population.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 22:31:06 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-11-26/san-quentin-sweat-lodge-brings-together-activism-and-community-for-incarcerated-native-americans</link>
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    <itunes:title>San Quentin Sweat Lodge Brings Together Activism And Community For Incarcerated Native Americans</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. At San Quentin State Prison, there are a variety of spaces for incarcerated people to practice their faith or spirituality. The sweat lodge serves as a space for the Native American population.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. At San Quentin State Prison, there are a variety of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tommy &quot;Shakur&quot; Ross</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>505</itunes:duration>






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    <title>When California Prisons Tried To Institute Grooming Standards, Native Americans Fought Back</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Eldridge Leigh Yazzie is Navajo, and has been incarcerated for 27 years. Native Americans like Yazzie have the right to practice their spirituality in prison. But sometimes the rules of prison conflict with their spiritual practices.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 22:20:48 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-11-26/when-california-prisons-tried-to-institute-grooming-standards-native-americans-fought-back</link>
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    <itunes:title>When California Prisons Tried To Institute Grooming Standards, Native Americans Fought Back</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Eldridge Leigh Yazzie is Navajo, and has been incarcerated for 27 years. Native Americans like Yazzie have the right to practice their spirituality in prison. But sometimes the rules of prison conflict with their spiritual practices.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Eldridge Leigh Yazzie is Navajo, and has been…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tommy &quot;Shakur&quot; Ross</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>489</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Wild Turkey Flies Into A Prison Yard. Hilarity Ensues.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. A lot of people want to get out of prison. This is the story of one bird that tried to get in.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:15:48 -0800</pubDate>
    
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    <itunes:title>A Wild Turkey Flies Into A Prison Yard. Hilarity Ensues.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. A lot of people want to get out of prison. This is the story of one bird that tried to get in.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. A lot of people want to get out of prison. This is the story of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>532</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Former Abuser Teaches A Class On Domestic Violence Prevention</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. Floyd Henley is incarcerated for domestic violence. Throughout his stay, he has not only attempted to change himself, but has changed the lives of many of the people around him.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:48:59 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-10-28/a-former-abuser-teaches-a-class-on-domestic-violence-prevention</link>
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    <itunes:title>A Former Abuser Teaches A Class On Domestic Violence Prevention</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. Floyd Henley is incarcerated for domestic violence. Throughout his stay, he has not only attempted to change himself, but has changed the lives of many of the people around him.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. Floyd Henley is incarcerated for domestic violence. Throughout his…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>493</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Teaching Guitar To Get Through A Life Sentence</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2019/10/WEB_Musician.mp3" length="0" type=""/>
    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Kenny Gage is a music teacher I’ve known on these prison yards since the ‘90s. White-haired and unassuming, he gives his knowledge and experience of music freely. Kind of hard to believe he’ll die in prison because of a life-without-parole sentence.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:49:48 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-10-07/teaching-guitar-to-get-through-a-life-sentence</link>
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    <itunes:title>Teaching Guitar To Get Through A Life Sentence</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Kenny Gage is a music teacher I’ve known on these prison yards since the ‘90s. White-haired and unassuming, he gives his knowledge and experience of music freely. Kind of hard to believe he’ll die in prison because of a life-without-parole sentence.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Kenny Gage is a music teacher I’ve known on these prison yards…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>363</itunes:duration>






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    <title>He’s An Alleged Cult Leader. Can I Still Like His Music?</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2019/10/WEB_Prophet.mp3" length="0" type=""/>
    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Like many people in prison, Chris Turgeon is complicated. He plays guitar and saxophone. He sings like an angel. And he’s also an alleged cult leader.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 22:54:30 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-09-30/hes-an-alleged-cult-leader-can-i-still-like-his-music</link>
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    <itunes:title>He’s An Alleged Cult Leader. Can I Still Like His Music?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Like many people in prison, Chris Turgeon is complicated. He plays guitar and saxophone. He sings like an angel. And he’s also an alleged cult leader.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Like many people in prison, Chris Turgeon is complicated. He…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>501</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Seeing A Childhood Sexual Experience For What It Was: Abuse</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Only after coming to prison did Javier Wesson and Tyrone Binkley see their childhood experiences for what they were: sexual abuse at the hands of family members.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:45:05 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-09-23/seeing-a-childhood-sexual-experience-for-what-it-was-abuse</link>
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    <itunes:title>Seeing A Childhood Sexual Experience For What It Was: Abuse</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Only after coming to prison did Javier Wesson and Tyrone Binkley see their childhood experiences for what they were: sexual abuse at the hands of family members.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Only after coming to prison did Javier Wesson and Tyrone Binkley…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>501</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Superman Inspires A Prison Subculture: The Kryptonianz</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Deondre Hudson always wanted to be like Superman. In prison, he got his wish. He leads a group of men who follow the teachings of Superman and the mythology of the planet Krypton.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:39:14 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-09-16/superman-inspires-a-prison-subculture-the-kryptonianz</link>
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    <itunes:title>Superman Inspires A Prison Subculture: The Kryptonianz</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Deondre Hudson always wanted to be like Superman. In prison, he got his wish. He leads a group of men who follow the teachings of Superman and the mythology of the planet Krypton.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. Deondre Hudson always wanted to be like Superman. In prison, he…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>339</itunes:duration>






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    <title>&#x27;Monster Kody&#x27; — Monster No More?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Sanyika Shakur, formerly known as “Monster” Kody Scott, is getting out of prison. While incarcerated in 1993, he published “Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member,” which made him famous.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:18:45 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-09-09/monster-kody-monster-no-more</link>
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    <itunes:title>&#x27;Monster Kody&#x27; — Monster No More?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Sanyika Shakur, formerly known as “Monster” Kody Scott, is getting out of prison. While incarcerated in 1993, he published “Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member,” which made him famous.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Sanyika Shakur, formerly known as “Monster” Kody…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames, Damon Cooke</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>627</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Man Mourns The Brother He Killed</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Roderick Hall got a life sentence for killing his brother. He says he only did it to save the life of someone else he loved just as much.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 20:36:10 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-08-19/a-man-mourns-the-brother-he-killed</link>
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    <itunes:title>A Man Mourns The Brother He Killed</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Roderick Hall got a life sentence for killing his brother. He says he only did it to save the life of someone else he loved just as much.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Roderick Hall got a life sentence for killing his brother. He…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>372</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Breaking The Norms Of Prison Culture To &quot;Work With Feelings&quot;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I know how it feels to be whipped with a water hose, extension cord and tree branch. Like me, Joey Pagaduan uncovered his physical abuse. We both found solace in the arts.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:34:25 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-08-05/breaking-the-norms-of-prison-culture-to-work-with-feelings</link>
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    <itunes:title>Breaking The Norms Of Prison Culture To &quot;Work With Feelings&quot;</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I know how it feels to be whipped with a water hose, extension cord and tree branch. Like me, Joey Pagaduan uncovered his physical abuse. We both found solace in the arts.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I know how it feels to be whipped with a water hose,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>476</itunes:duration>






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    <title>His Grandmother’s Ghost Said He Was Going To Alcatraz</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2019/07/WEB_SOL_GhostStory.mp3" length="0" type=""/>
    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. When Mart Meiel was a kid, he heard his grandmother’s voice saying he would go to Alcatraz for twice as long as Al Capone. For years, he dismissed the idea. Alcatraz closed down. Then one day, Mart got a clue from an unlikely place.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:30:30 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-07-23/his-grandmothers-ghost-said-he-was-going-to-alcatraz</link>
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    <itunes:title>His Grandmother’s Ghost Said He Was Going To Alcatraz</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. When Mart Meiel was a kid, he heard his grandmother’s voice saying he would go to Alcatraz for twice as long as Al Capone. For years, he dismissed the idea. Alcatraz closed down. Then one day, Mart got a clue from an unlikely place.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza. When Mart Meiel was a kid, he heard his grandmother’s voice…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>416</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Forgiving A Violent Mother</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2019/07/WEB_SOL_MothersLove.mp3" length="0" type=""/>
    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Francisco Magaña was afraid of his mother. In this interview, Francisco opens up about his relationship with the woman who raised him.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:43:59 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/law-justice/2019-07-15/forgiving-a-violent-mother</link>
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    <itunes:title>Forgiving A Violent Mother</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Francisco Magaña was afraid of his mother. In this interview, Francisco opens up about his relationship with the woman who raised him.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Francisco Magaña was afraid of his mother. In this…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>548</itunes:duration>






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    <title>“When I Play My Guitar, I’m Not In Prison... I’m Somewhere Else”</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Throughout his troubled life, the guitar has been Joseph Kaufman’s constant companion. When he landed in prison, he discovered what he needed to change was with him the entire time.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:42:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Throughout his troubled life, the guitar has been Joseph Kaufman’s constant companion. When he landed in prison, he discovered what he needed to change was with him the entire time.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Throughout his troubled life, the guitar has been…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza, Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>486</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Rehabilitation Through Music For Imprisoned Pianist</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Maimon Pony’s career as a pianist was cut short by drug addiction. In Solano State Prison, he keeps practicing and waits for his release.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:25:02 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-06-24/rehabilitation-through-music-for-imprisoned-pianist</link>
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    <itunes:title>Rehabilitation Through Music For Imprisoned Pianist</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Maimon Pony’s career as a pianist was cut short by drug addiction. In Solano State Prison, he keeps practicing and waits for his release.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Bryan Mazza and Joe Kirk. Maimon Pony’s career as a pianist was cut short by…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Bryan Mazza, Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>309</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Maserati E plays music to cope with his brother’s death</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Eric "Maserati E" Abercrombie is a 25-year-old guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He's been in prison for eight years.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:05:02 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-06-24/maserati-e-plays-music-to-cope-with-his-brothers-death</link>
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    <itunes:title>Maserati E plays music to cope with his brother’s death</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Eric "Maserati E" Abercrombie is a 25-year-old guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He's been in prison for eight years.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Thanh Tran. Eric "Maserati E" Abercrombie is a 25-year-old guitarist,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Thanh Tran</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>311</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Twenty-Six Years In Isolation: The Story Of Michael Dorrough</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Michael Dorrough was sent away for life in 1985 on a murder charge he still disputes. He spent 26 years in a cell with almost no human contact.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:20:26 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-06-10/twenty-six-years-in-isolation-the-story-of-michael-dorrough</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Michael Dorrough was sent away for life in 1985 on a murder charge he still disputes. He spent 26 years in a cell with almost no human contact.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Michael Dorrough was sent away for life in 1985 on a murder…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>438</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Oscar Grant&#x27;s Father Reacts To New Details On His Son&#x27;s Killing</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Oscar Grant Jr. is incarcerated at Solano State Prison. Ten years ago, a BART officer killed his son, Oscar Grant III. A new report contradicts that officer’s defense.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:16:25 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-06-03/oscar-grants-father-reacts-to-new-details-on-his-sons-killing</link>
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    <itunes:title>Oscar Grant&#x27;s Father Reacts To New Details On His Son&#x27;s Killing</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Oscar Grant Jr. is incarcerated at Solano State Prison. Ten years ago, a BART officer killed his son, Oscar Grant III. A new report contradicts that officer’s defense.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames and Damon Cooke. Oscar Grant Jr. is incarcerated at Solano State…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames, Damon Cooke</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>446</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The Prisoner Who Died Twice, And Lived</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Wilbert Stoneham has been incarcerated since the 70s – a time when prisons were especially dangerous, guards were particularly unpleasant, and Stoneham was one of their targets.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 14:53:51 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-05-06/the-prisoner-who-died-twice-and-lived</link>
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    <itunes:title>The Prisoner Who Died Twice, And Lived</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Wilbert Stoneham has been incarcerated since the 70s – a time when prisons were especially dangerous, guards were particularly unpleasant, and Stoneham was one of their targets.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Wilbert Stoneham has been incarcerated since the 70s – a time…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Damon Cooke</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>414</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Chef Turns Chow Hall Meals Into Magic </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Some inmates say food in a prison's chow hall is tasteless and bland. But that's not the case when John Parratt — also known as Yah-Yah — is in the kitchen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:43:47 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-04-02/a-chef-turns-chow-hall-meals-into-magic</link>
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    <itunes:title>A Chef Turns Chow Hall Meals Into Magic </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Some inmates say food in a prison's chow hall is tasteless and bland. But that's not the case when John Parratt — also known as Yah-Yah — is in the kitchen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Tommy "Shakur" Ross. Some inmates say food in a prison's chow hall is…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tommy &quot;Shakur&quot; Ross</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>496</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The Man Who Says Smoking Joints Could Have Kept Him Out Of &#x27;The Joint&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lot of people are in prison for crimes related to marijuana. But some believe that cannabis could have kept them away from crime, and out of prison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:03:44 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-04-15/the-man-who-says-smoking-joints-could-have-kept-him-out-of-the-joint</link>
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    <itunes:title>The Man Who Says Smoking Joints Could Have Kept Him Out Of &#x27;The Joint&#x27;</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lot of people are in prison for crimes related to marijuana. But some believe that cannabis could have kept them away from crime, and out of prison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. A lot of people are in prison for crimes related to marijuana.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>424</itunes:duration>






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    <title>When A Prison Sentence Ends, The Threat Of Deportation Begins</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When undocumented immigrants are released from prison they can face deportation. Charles Joseph, who was born in Fiji, says that's what will happen to him.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 23:32:45 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-04-08/facing-deportation-a-prisoner-fears-his-family-might-be-torn-apart</link>
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    <itunes:title>When A Prison Sentence Ends, The Threat Of Deportation Begins</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When undocumented immigrants are released from prison they can face deportation. Charles Joseph, who was born in Fiji, says that's what will happen to him.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When undocumented immigrants are released from prison they can…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>506</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Lifers Without The Chance To Parole Face A Different Kind Of Death Sentence</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I'm an LWOP who has been incarcerated for over 40 years and still my sentence has not been commuted.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:48:30 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-04-01/lifers-without-the-chance-to-parole-face-a-different-kind-of-death-sentence</link>
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    <itunes:title>Lifers Without The Chance To Parole Face A Different Kind Of Death Sentence</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I'm an LWOP who has been incarcerated for over 40 years and still my sentence has not been commuted.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. I'm an LWOP who has been incarcerated for over 40 years and…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>511</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Facing The Death Penalty, An Agnostic Starts To Pray</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Ivan Kilgore believed in God because that’s what he was told to do. But doubts were always with him. I wondered if those doubt surged or faded when Ivan found himself faced with a lethal injection in Oklahoma.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:02:26 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-03-25/facing-the-death-penalty-an-agnostic-starts-to-pray</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Ivan Kilgore believed in God because that’s what he was told to do. But doubts were always with him. I wondered if those doubt surged or faded when Ivan found himself faced with a lethal injection in Oklahoma.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. As a child, Ivan Kilgore believed in God because that’s what he…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>408</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Uncuffed poetry: Spoon Jackson</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[“At Night I Fly” by Spoon Jackson]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:42:21 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-03-19/uncuffed-poetry-spoon-jackson</link>
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    <itunes:title>Uncuffed poetry: Spoon Jackson</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“At Night I Fly” by Spoon Jackson]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[“At Night I Fly” by Spoon Jackson]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>106</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Inside Nerd Culture At Solano State Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. In incarceration, segregation is usually a way of life. But that’s not the case for the nerds. Each weekend, men gather in the gym for games of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:37:14 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-03-18/inside-nerd-culture-at-solano-state-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Inside Nerd Culture At Solano State Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. In incarceration, segregation is usually a way of life. But that’s not the case for the nerds. Each weekend, men gather in the gym for games of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. In incarceration, segregation is usually a way of life. But that’s…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>380</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Yoga Is An Equalizer At Solano Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Gordon Melvin, a Canadian imprisoned in California, learned how to do yoga by watching TV.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:36:27 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-03-11/yoga-is-an-equalizer-at-solano-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Yoga Is An Equalizer At Solano Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Gordon Melvin, a Canadian imprisoned in California, learned how to do yoga by watching TV.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Gordon Melvin, a Canadian imprisoned in California, learned…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>462</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Growing Up Tongan And Landing In Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Growing up in a Tongan households, mothers will often ask: what good did you do today? That’s the question I thought of while interviewing Tevita Taumoeanga. Both of us have done things we regret.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:31:47 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-03-04/growing-up-tongan-and-landing-in-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Growing Up Tongan And Landing In Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Growing up in a Tongan households, mothers will often ask: what good did you do today? That’s the question I thought of while interviewing Tevita Taumoeanga. Both of us have done things we regret.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Damon Cooke. Growing up in a Tongan households, mothers will often ask: what…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Damon Cooke</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>411</itunes:duration>






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    <title>How It Feels To Go Up For Parole For The 13th Time</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames, Spoon Jackson, and Steve Drown. Damon L. Cooke recently attended his thirteenth parole suitability hearing. He’s been incarcerated for 28 years. His fellow Uncuffed reporters, Spoon Jackson, Steve Drown, and me, Brian Thames, anxiously awaited his return to ask him about the process and results.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:09:33 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-02-11/how-it-feels-to-go-up-for-parole-for-the-13th-time</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames, Spoon Jackson, and Steve Drown. Damon L. Cooke recently attended his thirteenth parole suitability hearing. He’s been incarcerated for 28 years. His fellow Uncuffed reporters, Spoon Jackson, Steve Drown, and me, Brian Thames, anxiously awaited his return to ask him about the process and results.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames, Spoon Jackson, and Steve Drown. Damon L. Cooke recently attended…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames, Spoon Jackson, Steve Drown</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>325</itunes:duration>






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    <title>How one man teaches truck-driving from inside prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When I first heard of Thomas “Truck” Evans, I was instantly interested. I wanted to know how a man without a truck teaches a truck driving class in a prison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:06:42 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2020-11-09/prisoner-teaches-truck-driving-using-hand-made-model-dashboards</link>
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    <itunes:title>How one man teaches truck-driving from inside prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When I first heard of Thomas “Truck” Evans, I was instantly interested. I wanted to know how a man without a truck teaches a truck driving class in a prison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. When I first heard of Thomas “Truck” Evans, I was instantly…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>377</itunes:duration>






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    <title>You’re A Skinhead. I’m Black. Why Am I Your Friend?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By bf thames. Gary “Midnight” Pedersen is a skinhead. He’ll tell you that himself. But he’s also a man who values family and friendships. I sat down to chat with Midnight about some of his lingering supremacist views, and what it means to have one black friend in the world: me.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:10:35 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-01-28/youre-a-skinhead-im-black-why-am-i-your-friend</link>
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    <itunes:title>You’re A Skinhead. I’m Black. Why Am I Your Friend?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By bf thames. Gary “Midnight” Pedersen is a skinhead. He’ll tell you that himself. But he’s also a man who values family and friendships. I sat down to chat with Midnight about some of his lingering supremacist views, and what it means to have one black friend in the world: me.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By bf thames. Gary “Midnight” Pedersen is a skinhead. He’ll tell you that…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>bf thames</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>350</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In Separate Prisons, Father And Son Form An Unbreakable Bond</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr. and Sr., are both serving life terms. They haven’t been housed together, but have still created and a close relationship via letters.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:28:54 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-01-22/in-separate-prisons-father-and-son-form-an-unbreakable-bond</link>
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    <itunes:title>In Separate Prisons, Father And Son Form An Unbreakable Bond</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr. and Sr., are both serving life terms. They haven’t been housed together, but have still created and a close relationship via letters.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. Lorenzo Fosselman, Jr. and Sr., are both serving life terms.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Steve Drown</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>365</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Raiders Fan Sews Gear In Prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Roy Walker is a diehard Raiders fan. He also loves to sew. In prison, he’s woven his two passions together by sewing handmade Raiders gear.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:26:35 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-12-17/raiders-fan-sews-gear-in-prison</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Spoon Jackson. Roy Walker is a diehard Raiders fan. He also loves to sew. In…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Spoon Jackson</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>360</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Prisoner Dreams Of Becoming A Rancher</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. Doing time in incarceration, a person can often lose hope. But that’s not the case for Aaron Daria. He has elaborate plans to start a ranch once he is paroled.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:21:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Joe Kirk. Doing time in incarceration, a person can often lose hope. But…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Joe Kirk</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>388</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. I’ve been entering and winning sushi competitions in prison for 25 years. So when Keith Kitagawa showed up and beat me on his first try, I knew I had to find out his secrets.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:16:25 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-11-01/the-secrets-of-making-great-sushi-in-prison</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Steve Drown. I’ve been entering and winning sushi competitions in prison for…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Steve Drown</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>458</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Rebuilding Family Relationships From Inside Prison Walls</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. Cleo Cloman has spent over two decades behind bars for murder. He grew up in a two parent household and had dreams of playing professional baseball. After a rocky relationship with his father, he lost his passion for the sport and found a new pursuit: the streets. <award>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:48:26 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-31/rebuilding-family-relationships-from-inside-prison-walls</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. Cleo Cloman has spent over two decades behind bars for…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>466</itunes:duration>






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    <title>What Happens When Prison Populations Are Integrated After Decades Of Being Kept Apart?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Gregg Sayers. Back in the 90s, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR was trying to manage escalating violence behind prison walls. One way they decided to address that issue was by establishing something called Sensitive Needs Yards, or SNY, in order to separate out people who might need protective custody from the general prison population.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:11:57 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>What Happens When Prison Populations Are Integrated After Decades Of Being Kept Apart?</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Gregg Sayers. Back in the 90s, California Department of Corrections and…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>278</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Black, Jewish, and incarcerated</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:51:42 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-04/black-jewish-and-incarcerated</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>455</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Paroled Wait Up To 150 Days For Governor’s Approval</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Nathan McKinney. Being approved for parole doesn’t mean someone gets to go straight home — there’s a catch.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:05:32 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-03/paroled-inmates-wait-up-to-150-days-for-governors-approval</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Nathan McKinney. Being approved for parole doesn’t mean someone gets to go straight home — there’s a catch.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Nathan McKinney. Being approved for parole doesn’t mean someone gets to go…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Nathan McKinney</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>436</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Spoon Jackson keeps writing poetry after 41 years in prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Steve Drown and Julian Glenn Padgett. Poet Spoon Jackson has won awards from PEN America, provided lyrics for Ani DiFranco, and collaborated with Swedish composer Stefan Säfsten — all while serving time.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:52:32 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-03/spoon-jackson-keeps-writing-poetry-after-41-years-in-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Spoon Jackson keeps writing poetry after 41 years in prison</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Steve Drown and Julian Glenn Padgett. Poet Spoon Jackson has won awards from…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Steve Drown</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>514</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Navy vet uses discipline to survive prison</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:49:39 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-02/navy-vet-uses-discipline-to-survive-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Navy vet uses discipline to survive prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>330</itunes:duration>






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    <title>“I really had a love affair with anger . . .  personally, I married her”</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:47:04 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-10-01/i-really-had-a-love-affair-with-anger-personally-i-married-her</link>
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    <itunes:title>“I really had a love affair with anger . . .  personally, I married her”</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>344</itunes:duration>






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    <title>R.O.O.T.S. Works To Heal Intergenerational Trauma At San Quentin</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Chanthon Bun. ROOTS — or Restoring Our Original True Selves — is a restorative justice program that helps Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at San Quentin Prison address that intergenerational trauma.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:44:26 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-09-12/r-o-o-t-s-works-to-heal-intergenerational-trauma-at-san-quentin</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Chanthon Bun. ROOTS — or Restoring Our Original True Selves — is a restorative justice program that helps Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at San Quentin Prison address that intergenerational trauma.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Chanthon Bun. ROOTS — or Restoring Our Original True Selves — is a…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>273</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Free-Spirited Bluegrass Musician Remembers Days Riding The Rails Before His Incarceration</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-09-12/free-spirited-bluegrass-musician-remembers-days-riding-the-rails-before-his-incarceration</link>
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    <itunes:title>Free-Spirited Bluegrass Musician Remembers Days Riding The Rails Before His Incarceration</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[From the series Uncuffed:]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>361</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The Bird Man Of San Quentin </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Miguel Sifuentes. With San Quentin has dozens of self-help programs for inmates. But one man foregoes them all, creating his own form of therapy through feeding birds.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:28:20 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-06-06/the-bird-man-of-san-quentin</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Miguel Sifuentes. With San Quentin has dozens of self-help programs for inmates. But one man foregoes them all, creating his own form of therapy through feeding birds.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Miguel Sifuentes. With San Quentin has dozens of self-help programs for…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>299</itunes:duration>






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    <title>The Barbers Of San Quentin </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Luke Colondres. Getting a haircut can make a person feel good. For the men in San Quentin, it's no different.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:20:38 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-04-04/the-barbers-of-san-quentin</link>
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    <itunes:title>The Barbers Of San Quentin </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Luke Colondres. Getting a haircut can make a person feel good. For the men in San Quentin, it's no different.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Luke Colondres. Getting a haircut can make a person feel good. For the men…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>344</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Autism Behind Bars </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Kelton O'Connor. Many people are living their lives without realizing they have autism. This includes people in incarceration.<award>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:35:38 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-04-03/autism-behind-bars</link>
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    <itunes:title>Autism Behind Bars </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Kelton O'Connor. Many people are living their lives without realizing they have autism. This includes people in incarceration.<award>]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Kelton O'Connor. Many people are living their lives without realizing they…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>431</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Christmas In San Quentin</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. Holidays can bring about complicated feelings for many incarcerated people. There's no work or school at that time, so the men are given leisure time to relax, maybe watch TV, and some receive visits from family on Christmas day. But for others it's a painful reminder that they’re not able to spend time with those they love most.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:45:38 -0800</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2017-12-21/christmas-in-san-quentin</link>
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    <itunes:title>Christmas In San Quentin</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. Holidays can bring about complicated feelings for many incarcerated people. There's no work or school at that time, so the men are given leisure time to relax, maybe watch TV, and some receive visits from family on Christmas day. But for others it's a painful reminder that they’re not able to spend time with those they love most.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. Holidays can bring about complicated feelings for many…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Louis A. Scott</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>377</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Building a team within prison walls   </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Golden State Warriors preseason starts this coming Saturday. Earlier this month, as something of a warmup, they made one of their regular visits into San Quentin State Prison to visit with inmates and play a game of basketball.<award>]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:12:35 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Building a team within prison walls   </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Golden State Warriors preseason starts this coming Saturday. Earlier this month, as something of a warmup, they made one of their regular visits into San Quentin State Prison to visit with inmates and play a game of basketball.<award>]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Golden State Warriors preseason starts this coming Saturday. Earlier this…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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    <title>San Quentin Radio: Preparing For Parole </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. When an inmate is up for parole, it's a chance to prove that they've been rehabilitated — helped by classes, self help groups and other prison programs.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:04:11 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2017-06-08/san-quentin-radio-preparing-for-parole</link>
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    <itunes:title>San Quentin Radio: Preparing For Parole </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. When an inmate is up for parole, it's a chance to prove that they've been rehabilitated — helped by classes, self help groups and other prison programs.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Louis A. Scott. When an inmate is up for parole, it's a chance to prove that…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>355</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. You can’t practice law while serving time in prison, but at San Quentin, there are incarcerated people who represent themselves and offer legal assistance to others.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 18:35:48 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2017-05-24/meet-one-of-the-jailhouse-lawyers-at-san-quentin-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>Meet One Of The Jailhouse Lawyers At San Quentin Prison</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. You can’t practice law while serving time in prison, but at San Quentin, there are incarcerated people who represent themselves and offer legal assistance to others.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Greg Eskridge. You can’t practice law while serving time in prison, but at…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Greg Eskridge</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>556</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Brother&#x27;s Keepers: A suicide support group for incarcerated people</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Deaths by suicide in prison are rare, but when they happen they create shockwaves. Incarcerated people need support with handling trauma, and in 2005, Dennis Pratt co-founded Brother’s Keepers, a support group that works with inmates to prevent suicide and help each other through crises.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:56:35 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2016-07-07/brothers-keepers-a-suicide-support-group-for-inmates</link>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Deaths by suicide in prison are rare, but when they happen they create shockwaves. Incarcerated people need support with handling trauma, and in 2005, Dennis Pratt co-founded Brother’s Keepers, a support group that works with inmates to prevent suicide and help each other through crises.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Deaths by suicide in prison are rare, but when they happen they create…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Louis A. Scott</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>365</itunes:duration>






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    <title>San Quentin Prison Report: Parenting From Prison </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Jason Jones. Being a dad is hard work, and it’s even harder to do from inside prison walls.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 18:52:11 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2016-06-16/san-quentin-prison-report-parenting-from-prison</link>
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    <itunes:title>San Quentin Prison Report: Parenting From Prison </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Jason Jones. Being a dad is hard work, and it’s even harder to do from inside prison walls.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Jason Jones. Being a dad is hard work, and it’s even harder to do from…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Jason Jones</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>442</itunes:duration>






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    <title>What Happens During A Lockdown At San Quentin?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[By Adnan Khan. A lockdown happens when correctional officers decide there is a threat to the safety and security of a prison. That might be a fight, an assault, or a race riot. So what's it like in a lockdown?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:10:37 -0700</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2019-05-13/what-happens-during-a-lockdown-at-san-quentin</link>
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    <itunes:title>What Happens During A Lockdown At San Quentin?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[By Adnan Khan. A lockdown happens when correctional officers decide there is a threat to the safety and security of a prison. That might be a fight, an assault, or a race riot. So what's it like in a lockdown?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[By Adnan Khan. A lockdown happens when correctional officers decide there is a…]]></itunes:subtitle>

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