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Written Inside

Cockroaches. Clean freaks. Cardboard pianos. Written Inside is a podcast about life inside a maximum-security prison cell.

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Written Inside: A Visit From An Outsider

Written Inside: A Visit From An Outsider

He noticed something moving in the back of the cell. In this final episode, inmate James Trent describes an encounter th... Read more

13 Apr 2017

16mins

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Written Inside: What Isn't Here

Written Inside: What Isn't Here

No privacy. No space. No quiet. No furniture. In this episode, inmate William Jones describes his prison cell, which is ... Read more

11 Apr 2017

7mins

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Written Inside: A Place Kept Clean

Written Inside: A Place Kept Clean

Ramon Delgado rises before dawn to thoroughly scrub his cell each morning. In this episode, an inmate describes his obse... Read more

6 Apr 2017

7mins

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Written Inside: A Friend

Written Inside: A Friend

In prison, it's important not to allow anyone to get close to you, especially a cellmate. But this cellmate is different... Read more

4 Apr 2017

10mins

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Written Inside: I Am A Recluse

Written Inside: I Am A Recluse

Being a recluse, especially in prison, does simplify things. In this episode, inmate Marcos Gray considers the consequen... Read more

30 Mar 2017

8mins

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Written Inside: On The Move... Again

Written Inside: On The Move... Again

Pack your stuff. You’re moving. HowardKeller Jr. has been transferred over two dozen times to different prison cells.In ... Read more

28 Mar 2017

8mins

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Written Inside: At War With The Roaches

Written Inside: At War With The Roaches

These roaches don’t run when the light turns on. In the second episode, inmate Oscar “Smiley” Parham describes the reaso... Read more

23 Mar 2017

13mins

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Written Inside: A Silent Piano

Written Inside: A Silent Piano

How do you learn to play piano without a piano? In this first episode, inmate Demetrius Cunningham explains how he taugh... Read more

21 Mar 2017

9mins

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Preview Of WBEZ's Written Inside: Stories About Prison Cells

Preview Of WBEZ's Written Inside: Stories About Prison Cells

Written Inside is a podcast about life inside a maximum-security prison cell. Adapted from essays written at Stateville ... Read more

15 Mar 2017

3mins

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