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‘Humanity Unlocked’: New podcast highlights creative expression, storytelling behind bars

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Inmates participate in a lyric writing exercise during a music workshop at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Lee, a maximum-security prison with nearly 1,500 inmates and filled with some of South Carolina’s most
Inmates participate in a lyric writing exercise during a music workshop at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C. Sean Rayford/AP Photo

The newest season of the Wisconsin-based “Human Powered” podcast highlights self-expression and meaning in dehumanizing places. In “Humanity Unlocked,” listeners hear about a poetry slam, writing workshops and prison journalism that all take place behind bars.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Dasha Kelly Hamilton Guest
  • Adam Carr Guest
  • Robert Taliaferro Guest

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