What Is Life Like In Prison?

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May 24, 2016

by John Sepulvado, Juan Ramirez, and Kimberley Freda OPB | July 19, 2015 12:09 p.m. | Updated: July 20, 2015 6:32 a.m.

From left to right: Antonio Carter, Emanuel Washington and Sharon Maxwell

Photos by Alan Sylvestre / Art illustration by John Sepulvado

With President Barack Obama calling for reform in the criminal justice system, OPB wanted to get an idea of what life in prison is like.

We spoke with two inmates and the mother of a former inmate to get a picture of what prison life is like. Antonio Carter, Emanuel Washington and Sharon Maxwell shared their stories

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Juan Diego Ramirez is a multimedia bilingual journalist. His reporting expands from investigating Mexican corruption at the highest levels to reporting on US policies that affect undocumented immigrants and formerly incarcerated US citizens. His works include the 2023 Webbie Award-winning podcast, Idolo; The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez, USA v. Garcia Luna, and the NAACP Award-nominated podcast, The Sum of Us.

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