A KALW Public Media Training Program
uncuffed
Voices from behind prison walls
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Uncuffed empowers people in prison to tell their own stories. In our training programs, men and women in California prisons reveal stories of humanity behind the walls.
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WHAT WE DO
Training
Uncuffed offers education and rehabilitation through audio storytelling workshops in California Institution for Women, San Quentin, and Solano prisons. Students in the program develop job skills and create work that is heard by the international public, and across hundreds of prisons and jails in the United States.
Uncuffed Podcast and Stories
Sit down with the Uncuffed producers as they unpack the stories they’ve recorded. A showcase for great storytelling and deep conversations about life inside the system.
The Uncuffed Playlist
Music shows hosted by student DJs at Solano State Prison. Uncuffed DJs choose an hour of their favorite music and reveal how those songs relate to their lives.
IMPACT
Uncuffed has offered groundbreaking radio training inside prisons for over a decade. Our participants gain professional skills that empower them to change narratives about people in prison.
We’ve worked with over 80 participants, and aired over 200 of their stories and shows. To our knowledge, we have a 0% recidivism rate. No Uncuffed participant has ever returned to prison.
Uncuffed alumni include professional podcasters, documentary filmmakers, and many others who have gone on to careers in media, communications, and advocacy.
We’ve worked with over 80 participants, and aired over 200 of their stories and shows. To our knowledge, we have a 0% recidivism rate. No Uncuffed participant has ever returned to prison.
Uncuffed alumni include professional podcasters, documentary filmmakers, and many others who have gone on to careers in media, communications, and advocacy.
SUPPORT UNCUFFED
Join us in creating the next chapter of Uncuffed. We’re bringing our training program to incarcerated women for the first time. And we’re creating more job opportunities for Uncuffed graduates.
Support Our WorkUncuffed is a project of KALW Public Media, a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are fully tax-deductible.
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“On Uncuffed, you have the freedom to tell your story.”
– Anthony Ivy
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