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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: Season 6 of Love Is Blind, Season 3 of Girls5Eva, and a fun online game called Movie Grid.

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

Michigan has become the first state in the country to automatically restore voting rights to people as they leave prison.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist Ed Dwight about his recent trip to space and legacy as America's first Black astronaut candidate.

A 2023 Gallup poll suggests saying hello to your neighbors boosts well-being.

Last summer, the Uncuffed team was invited to the world’s first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway. Formerly incarcerated producers and staff hopped on a plane (some for the first time in their lives), and joined other prison radio makers from countries like Australia, India, and the UK.

On this special episode of Uncuffed, we're sharing a few of our favorite pieces from around the globe.

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Hear more from the shows featured in this episode:

The Secret Life of Prisons, from the UK's Prison Radio Association: www.prison.radio

Jailbreak, from the Community Restorative Centre in Australia: www.crcnsw.org.au/services/jailbreak-radio

Ear Hustle, from PRX's Radiotopia in the US: www.earhustlesq.com

Inside Wire, from Colorado Prison Radio: www.coloradoprisonradio.com

Tinka Tinka Foundation in India: www.tinkatinka.org/jail-music-2

Learn about all the programs that make up Prison Radio International: www.prison.radio/prison-radio-international

Rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped a scathing rebuke against Drake in a new song. NPR's A Martinez talks about the fascination with diss tracks with Noah A. McGee of the online magazine The Root.

The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.

A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice runs a legal nonprofit, Redemption Earned, that helps aging and sick inmates win release from prison. Last year, 10% of Alabama prisoners received parole.