Episode 94: Once You're in the Ocean, You're Going Everywhere

Illustration by T. Rusty Nunes

Prisons weren’t designed for older folks, and the California Institution for Women is no exception. Nigel and Earlonne pay a visit to CIW’s Senior Center to hang out with a group of women aged 70 and up and hear their stories about aging inside.

Thanks to Theresa Barroso, LaVelma Byrd, Denise Chades, Carolyn Flynn, Annamaria Gana, Lanie Greenberger, Shawna Hernandez, Gladys Ortiz, Leslie, Pat, Candace Restivo, Christine Reynolds, and Yunyao Zhai, for speaking with us at the She Shed.

Episode artwork by T. Rusty Nunes.

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 Fernando Arruda, David Jassy, Antwan Williams, and Rhashiyd Zinnamon.

Thanks to Acting Warden Oak Smith and Lt. Guim'Mara Berry at San Quentin State Prison, and Acting Warden Molly Hill and Lt. William Newborg at the California Institution for Women for their support of the show.

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

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