Uncuffed
Stories from inside California prisonsUncuffed is KALW's award-winning radio training program and podcast in California prisons.
Our podcast: Uncuffed
Our DJ program: The Uncuffed Playlist
Reentry stories: On the Other Side of the Wall
All other stories from Uncuffed can be found on the page below.
"Uncuffed is vulnerable and personal. If you can see the humanity in us, you can see the humanity in everyone."
Learn more and support the program at WeAreUncuffed.org.
Uncuffed is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, The Unlikely Collaborators Foundation, and by individual community members.
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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. -
As part of Uncuffed’s new storytelling class for people who recently returned home from prison, participants shared stories about their complicated childhood experiences and their relationships with their own children.
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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.
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Juan Haines' byline is more varied and impressive than many journalists and he's doing it all from San Quentin.
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From Uncuffed’s new re-entry class, stories about how learning about your past, and your trauma, can help you understand your future.
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Dating can be an intimidating process. For people just getting out of prison, it can be especially daunting to ask someone out, go on a date or share your feelings. Uncuffed's re-entry class shares their stories.
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Brian Asey helped build the San Quentin Media lab from the ground up. In this story from Uncuffed producer Steve Brooks, Asey shares how it changed the way he sees himself.
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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.
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For Anthony Carvalho, discovering San Quentin's famous field of dreams was life changing.
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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.
