The relationships between incarcerated people and the correctional officers who guard their prisons are often as bad as you might expect. But sometimes, they’re a lot more complicated.

We want to hear from incarcerated people and their families about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting them. Folks inside can send us mail at:

Ear Hustle
P.O. Box 883723
San Francisco, CA 94188-3723

We might read some of your notes on an upcoming episode. If you don’t want your note included in an episode, let us know that when you write.

Family members, you can send an email to us at info@earhustlesq.com. Please put "Family Inside" in the subject line.

You can also leave us a voicemail at 510-906-1569. If you leave a voicemail, please include your contact information in your message.

Thanks to Jacqueline Andrews, Wayne “Mo” Mobley, Ralph “Teddy” Brooks, Charles “Ahmed” Daron, Reggie Thorpe, Jesse Ayers, Juan “Carlos” Meza, Carlos Flores and Sgt. Cuevas for talking with us for this episode.

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

Thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Broomfield for their support of the show, and to CBSi’s “The Lost Tapes” for sponsoring this episode.

Find the transcript for “Us and Them” here, and download the episode here.

Episode 39: Us and Them