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People in California prisons can't vote. Your vote will change their lives.

Uncuffed alum Thanh Tran returns to San Quentin to discuss the 2024 election with Anthony Gomez and other producers in the San Quentin Media Center.
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Uncuffed alum Thanh Tran goes back inside San Quentin to discuss the 2024 election with a group of producers in the San Quentin Media Center.

This election year, there’s so much more on the ballot than just a choice for who will be the next president. Uncuffed is bringing you the stories and opinions from a group of people who are not allowed to vote because of their prison sentence, but who will be directly affected by the results. Uncuffed alum and host Thanh Tran went back into the San Quentin Media Center to talk to the producers inside about some key issues — including two major state propositions.

That's what I truly feel this proposition is about. What type of neighbor do you want coming home to you? The person who was treated like a slave for two decades?
Thanh Tran

People in prison need to be heard. At Uncuffed, we make that happen, but we can only do it with your support. Our end-of year fundraising campaign for Uncuffed training programs starts today. If you appreciate hearing these voices from prison, help sustain our work. Donate today: https://kalw.givecloud.co/fundraising/forms/PYDVPJDX

Our work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Unlikely Collaborators Foundation, and listeners like you.

This episode was produced with help from Kathy Novak, Sonia Paul, Kelly McEvers, Chirae Cannon, Angela Johnston, Greg Eskridge, Ninna Gaensler-Debs, and sound designer Eric Maserati-E Abercrombie.

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Uncuffed
Stories from inside California prisons
Thanh Tran is a media-maker and journalist, raised in South Sacramento. Thanh left San Quentin in 2022, is a Senior Policy and Communications Fellow with the Ella Baker Center, and an Advisory Board member for Uncuffed.
Ryan C. Pagan is a storyteller and multimedia producer raised in Riverside, California. He is currently the Program Lead of Forward This Productions at San Quentin State Prison. Ryan believes in changing society's perceptions of incarcerated people, and works to provide opportunities to at-risk youth.
William Harris is an aspiring policy maker and champion for social and criminal justice reform. He graduated from the Journalism Guild at San Quentin last year and is currently attending Mount Tamalpais College. He is studying to become an investigative journalist as well as an advocate for criminal justice reform. William's goal is to make the justice system work for everybody and to repair the community he once helped tear down.
Anthony Gomez is a film producer with Forward This Productions at San Quentin. He is passionate about storytelling and sees Uncuffed as another avenue to grow and develop in. Anthony hopes to have an impact on the false narratives surrounding people that are incarcerated. He's been incarcerated since the age of 18 and knows the transformation people can have when given opportunity and empowerment.