Episode 97: Do You Think There Are Ghosts Here?

Illustration by Stan-Bey

Can a prison be haunted? And why are good ghost stories — inside or outside of prison — so hard to come by? The Ear Hustle team goes ghost hunting at San Quentin and the California Institution for Women.

Thanks to Officer Fernandez, Shannon Guillory, and Kelton O’Connor for telling us their spooky stories, and Lieutenant Newborg for showing us the door to the old morgue.

Episode artwork by Stan-Bey.

Each episode this season will feature new artwork by a different incarcerated artist. It’s part of a collaboration between Ear Hustle and the San Quentin Prison Arts Project, which is part of the William James Association (WJA) and is also supported by California's Arts in Corrections program.

This episode was scored with music by Antwan Banks, Rhashiyd Zinnamon, and Earlonne Woods.

Big thanks to Acting Warden Smith and Lt. Berry at San Quentin State Prison, and Acting Warden Hill and Lt. Newborg at the California Institution for Women for their support of the show.

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