Sounds From The Slammer

In this episode of Sounds From The Slammer, we interviewed inmates at the Sterling Correctional Facility in Sterling, Colorado. The prison houses about 2,500 inmates at a variety of custody levels. Depending on an inmate’s custody level, they may be eligible to participate in programs – including the prison’s band, New Experience. The prison has offered various music programs, primarily music education on the maximum-security side, since it opened in 1999.

This episode of Sounds From The Slammer contains interviews with three inmates at the Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp in Newcastle, Wyoming. The inmates are a part of the prison's music program, which contains 12 bands, and started their own called Happy Hour.

In the third episode of Sounds From The Slammer, Adam Schrader interviews Dori Greeson -- whose son, Robby Mast, was killed in 2015. Her son's killer, Lindsey Haugen, is serving time in Montana Women's Prison -- which we featured in our second episode. Haugen participates in the facility's music program,Tutti Behind Walls. This episode focuses on a story of forgiveness, Greeson and Haugen's new relationship with each other, and the time they spend together singing church music during their visits. Greeson, and her husband Gene, also have a prison ministry called Men of the Word, which is featured in this episode. Go to soundsfromtheslammer.com for more information and additional content.

In the second episode of Sounds From The Slammer, Angus Mordant interviews inmates at the Montana Women's Prison who participate in the facility's music program,Tutti Behind Walls. The program, a partnership with the Billings Symphony and Chorale, teaches inmates how to play the guitar. Sounds From The Slammer is produced by journalists Adam Schrader and Angus Mordant. Visit soundsfromtheslammer.com for more information and additional content.

Adam Schrader interviews three inmates at Colorado's Limon Correctional Facility for the inaugural episode of this new news podcast, featuring prison musicians and their tunes. These Limon inmates have formed an R&B band called Next Level. This episode boasts the world premiere of four of Next Level's original compositions. The podcast is produced by journalists Adam Schrader and Angus Mordant.