Episode 52: The Bells

Illustration by Antwan Williams

Find the episode transcript here.

One in five incarcerated people in the U.S. has tested positive for COVID-19, and here in California, more than 100 people have died in prison. In our final episode of Season 6, we hear three stories from the California outbreaks and remember the lives of those in the San Quentin community lost to COVID-19.

Thanks to Harry Simon, Brian Johnsen, Steve Owens, Santos Ruiz, Troy Dunmore, Debbie Smith, George Williams, Chanthon Bun, Kenneth Evans, Rome Watson, Michael Goldstein, Rowmond Brown, Mark Perez, and Dwight Kennedy for sharing memories of some of the people in San Quentin who have died from COVID-19.

Thanks to Mike Romano and Alesha Monteiro for their help with this episode. Thanks to KTVU and the San Jose Mercury News for their reporting on COVID deaths inside San Quentin.

Thanks to Mourning Our Losses, which has been gathering memorials for incarcerated people around the country who have died of COVID.

This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams, David Jassy, and Rhashiyd Zinnamon.

As always, big thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Broomfield for their support of the show.

Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.

You can download the episode here and find a transcript here.