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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poor, Nigel, 1963- author.

Woods, Earlonne, author.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--United States.

Prisons.

United States.

Prisoners--United States.

Prisoners.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

California State Prison at San Quentin.

Physical Description:

294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown, [2021]

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

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I LET'S DO THIS

1. Earlonne

2. Nigel

3. Ear Hustle

pt. II WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU INSIDE

4. Prison 101

5. Objects

6. Alliances

7. Memory

8. Family

9. Three Strikes

pt. III INSIDE OUT

10. Commutation

11. With and Without

12. Locked Out.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Poor, Nigel. This is ear hustle.

ISBN:

9780593238868

0593238869

OCLC:

1250436142

Publisher Number:

99989131479

40030780433