The Marshall Project’s Inside Story Podcast
The Marshall Project’s Inside Story Podcast
Podcast Description
Inside Story is a first-of-its kind new series created to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts - its prisons and jails. Developed by formerly incarcerated people, Inside Story brings critical accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people across the country.
Co-created by Bartley and Donald Washington, Jr., both of whom work at The Marshall Project and were themselves formerly incarcerated, Inside Story brings TMP’s impactful accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people — and those on the outside, too. In addition to stories built around TMP’s original reporting and those of its partners, the show includes animated first-person essays, explainers and more.
We’re bringing viewers inside prisons with a show on the most pressing, and often overlooked, issues of our time. This is Inside Story.
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The show explores critical issues within the criminal justice system, such as the impact of prison labor, challenges faced by formerly incarcerated individuals, and systemic failures in law enforcement and judicial processes. Episode examples include exploring the repercussions of manslaughter charges for stillbirths, the toll of police unsolved murders, and the controversy surrounding prison healthcare services.
Inside Story is a first-of-its kind new series created to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts – its prisons and jails. Developed by formerly incarcerated people, Inside Story brings critical accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people across the country.
Co-created by Bartley and Donald Washington, Jr., both of whom work at The Marshall Project and were themselves formerly incarcerated, Inside Story brings TMP’s impactful accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people — and those on the outside, too. In addition to stories built around TMP’s original reporting and those of its partners, the show includes animated first-person essays, explainers and more.
We’re bringing viewers inside prisons with a show on the most pressing, and often overlooked, issues of our time. This is Inside Story.
We revisit the story of Cherie Mason, who was imprisoned after losing her pregnancy in Oklahoma, and is now free. Veteran rapper and wellness entrepreneur Styles P talks about the value of artistic expression, the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials and investing in the health of his community. We meet a magician who found that a hobby behind bars would be the key to his success on the outside. And currently incarcerated people tell us about the smells they miss from the outside, including fresh-baked cookies and a grandmother’s cooking.
Inside Story is a first-of-its-kind series created by The Marshall Project to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts — its prisons and jails. Our series was developed by formerly incarcerated people, including host Lawrence Bartley and director Donald Washington, Jr.
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