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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UncuffedChildhood trauma, embracing differences, and putting your heart out there - what it feels like to return home after prison. A special re-entry episode of Uncuffed.
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UncuffedAnthony Ivy and Tim Hicks on “Locked Up” by Lil Durk and "Grinding All My Life" by Nipsey Hussle. It’s the Uncuffed My Mixtape, where we hear producers’ favorite songs.
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UncuffedBefore 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.
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UncuffedMeet an Uncuffed producer as he leaves prison. Luis shares his hopes for a new life, and his colleagues inside talk about getting used to a reality without him.
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UncuffedSteve Brooks at San Quentin on “Ambitions Az A Ridah,” by Tupac Shakur.
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UncuffedAn original Uncuffed producer visits prison again, this time as a free man. Tommy "Shakur" Ross shares stories and advice from almost two years of freedom.
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UncuffedBryan Mazza at Solano on "The World I Know" by Collective Soul. It's the Uncuffed My Mixtape, where we listen to our producers' favorite songs.
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UncuffedPeople in prison are no stranger to stereotypes. This week, stories about breaking stereotypes everywhere from the classroom to the San Quentin baseball diamond.
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UncuffedRyan Pagan at San Quentin on “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard. It’s the Uncuffed My Mixtape, where we listen to our producers’ favorite songs.
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UncuffedWhat 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.