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Author Poor, Nigel, 1963- author.

Title This is ear hustle : unflinching stories of everyday prison life / Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods.

Publication Info. New York : Crown, [2021]

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  365.973 POOR    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - New Materials  365.973 POOR    DUE 04-25-24
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Edition First edition.
Description 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Part I: let's do this -- Earlonne -- Nigel -- Ear hustle -- Part II: we're gonna take you inside -- Prison 101 -- Objects -- Alliances -- Memory -- Family -- Three strikes -- Part III: inside out -- Commutation -- With and without -- Locked out -- Inked -- This guy here.
Summary "From the co-creators and co-hosts of the Peabody- and Pulitzer-nominated podcast comes this illuminating view of prison life, as told by presently and formerly incarcerated people. The United States locks up more people per capita than any other nation in the world--600,000 each year and 2.3 million in total. The acclaimed podcast Ear Hustle, named after the prison term for eavesdropping, gives voice to that ever-growing prison population. Co-created for the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX by visual artist Nigel Poor and inmate Earlonne Woods, who was serving thirty-one years to life before his sentence was commuted in 2018, Ear Hustle was launched in the basement media lab of California's San Quentin State Prison. As the first podcast created and produced entirely within prison, it has since been globally lauded for the rare access and perspective it contributes to the conversation about incarceration. Now, in their first book, Poor and Woods present unheard stories that delve deeper into the experiences of incarceration and share their personal paths to San Quentin as well as how they came to be co-creators. This unprecedented narrative, enhanced by forty original black-and-white illustrations, reveals the spectrum of humanity of those in prison and navigating post-incarceration. Bringing to the page the same insight, balance, and charismatic rapport that has distinguished their podcast, Poor and Woods illuminate the full--and often surprising--realities of prison life. With characteristic candor and humor, their portrayals include unexpected moments of self-discovery, unlikely alliances, and many ingenious work-arounds. One personal narrative at a time, framed by Poor's and Wood's distinct perspectives, This Is Ear Hustle tells the real lived experience of the criminal justice system"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Prisons -- United States.
Prisoners -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
California State Prison at San Quentin.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
California State Prison at San Quentin. (OCoLC)fst00553785
Criminal justice, Administration of. (OCoLC)fst00883246
Prisoners. (OCoLC)fst01077103
Prisons. (OCoLC)fst01077326
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Woods, Earlonne, author.
Other Form: Online version: Poor, Nigel. This is ear hustle. New York : Crown, 2021 9780593238875 (DLC) 2021012925
ISBN 9780593238868 (hardcover)
0593238869 (hardcover)
9780593238875 (ebook)
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