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In this powerful conversation, host Eldra Jackson III sits down with Ian Manuel—activist, poet, and author—whose life was irrevocably changed after being sentenced to life in prison at age 13. Ian shares his remarkable journey from solitary confinement to the national stage, where his poetry and voice are transforming narratives about justice and healing. With raw vulnerability and grace, Ian recounts his friendship with the woman he harmed, the struggle to rebuild life after release, and how art helped him survive two decades in isolation. A moving exploration of restorative justice, resilience, and redemption.  To learn more about Ian Manuel, you can follow him on Instagram at @ianmanuelofficial and on Twitter at @ianmanofficial. His memoir, My Time Will Come, is available from Penguin Random House wherever books are sold. To learn more about the work of Inside Circle, visit www.insidecircle.org.

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“Imagine that you, at age fifteen, have been sentenced to social death, life without parole, in a space nine feet by seven—the size of a freight elevator—where for twenty-two to twenty-four hours a day you are trapped; where in a deadly daily routine you sleep, wake up, shit, piss, eat—food slipped through a slot as if you were an animal, where you are denied the possibility of human contact except as physical or mental abuse; where visual and sensory stimuli—the stuff of life—are only a memory or a dream; where who you are is defined only by your willingness or unwillingness to be disciplined and punished. Imagine life without hope in a brutal hellhole of sameness designed to break your spirit and challenge your sanity.” This is an excerpt from Ian Manuel's 2022 memoir “My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope and Redemption” where Manuel recounts his real life experience spending 26 years in prison—18 of those years in solitary confinement—before advocacy efforts from the Equal Justice Initiative led to his release in 2016. Since his release, Manuel has made waves as an activist, poet, and motivational speaker. His memoir recounts his journey from his teenage years to the present. He joins us today to talk about juvenile life without parole, solitary confinement, and restorative justice.

Ian Manuel - He was just 14 in 1991 when he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and released after the Equal Justice Initiative took on his case. He joins Tavis to discuss his life story as outlined in his memoir “My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption” (Hour 2)

Hi, Red Table Talk fans! Since you love the conversations we have on this show, we think you'll enjoy this episode of In the Deep: Stories that Shape Us. You don't have to just take our word for it, though. Check out this timely episode and decide for yourself! About the episode: Ian Manuel made a bad choice as a young teen that cost him his freedom for over 20 years. But despite having a childhood filled with trauma and solitude he was able to keep his imagination alive, reading books, writing poetry - keeping in touch with the things that made him feel human. In this episode, find out more about Ian's book "My Time Will Come," and how he spent his time in prison seeking his justice and a better future: one with forgiveness for others, the people he hurt along the way, and himself. About the podcast: We all have a longing to be seen for who we are - even if who we are is more complex and messy to the outside world. In The Deep: Stories that Shape Us, a new podcast from iHeartRadio, shares the first-hand account of Black and Latinx men as they peel back the layers of hardship in a world that doesn't always see them, all of them, for who they really are. Join host Zach Stafford, as he explores the topics of discrimination, family, and religion giving us a better understanding of the difficulties these men face, allowing us to see their entire truths - no matter how complicated they might be. These conversations with thought-leaders, athletes, and authors prove that regardless of circumstance, there's always hope and health on the other side. Listen to In the Deep: Stories that Shape Us on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Ian Manuel made a bad choice as a young teen that cost him his freedom for over 20 years. But despite having a childhood filled with trauma and solitude he was able to keep his imagination alive, reading books, writing poetry - keeping in touch with the things that made him feel human. In this episode, find out more about Ian's book "My Time Will Come," and how he spent his time in prison seeking his justice and a better future: one with forgiveness for others, the people he hurt along the way, and himself. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Manuel made a bad choice as a young teen that cost him his freedom for over 20 years. But despite having a childhood filled with trauma and solitude he was able to keep his imagination alive, reading books, writing poetry - keeping in touch with the things that made him feel human. In this episode, find out more about Ian's book "My Time Will Come," and how he spent his time in prison seeking his justice and a better future: one with forgiveness for others, the people he hurt along the way, and himself. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Memoir writer Ian Manuel has a unique and heartbreaking story to tell: He was sentenced to life in prison at just 13 years old, and his stint behind bars included an unbelievable 18 years in solitary confinement before a groundswell of community and legal support finally freed him. In this episode, Ian talks with writer Jane Roper about his experiences--and even shares some of the poetry that helped see him through the darkest hours. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet.

"The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, 'You have a collect call from Ian for Debbie. Will you accept the charges?' And I remember Debbie saying, 'Yes, I accept.' And I just remember blurting out, 'Ms. Baigrie, I just called to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and to apologize for shooting you.'" At 14 years old, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and spent an estimated 18 years in solitary confinement. Today, he tells his story. His book is My Time Will Come. You can listen to our full conversation with Bryan Stevenson in Episode 46: Just Mercy. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Learn more about our upcoming live shows at thisiscriminal.com/live. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Please review us on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

The United States is the only country in the world that sentences thirteen and fourteen-year old offenders, mostly youth of color, to life in prison without parole, regardless of the scientifically proven singularities of the developing adolescent brain. In 1991, Ian Manuel, then fourteen, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. Today, thirty years later, he is neither in prison nor dead. His story has been told many times by highly regarded experts in their field–judges, prosecutors, juvenile probation officers, sociologists, journalists. But he joined us now to share his own story. Contained in his book My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption, Manuel offered a powerful testimony of his life. From growing up homeless in Central Park Village in Tampa, a neighborhood riddled with poverty, gang violence, and drug abuse, to his efforts to rise above his own circumstances, he told how he found himself imprisoned for two thirds of his life, eighteen years of which were spent in solitary confinement. The at-once wrenching and inspiring story covers how he endured the savagery of the United States prison system, and how his victim, the young white mother of two whom he shot, forgave him and advocated for his freedom. Led by renowned lawyer Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative, a crusade to address the cruelty of our judicial system led to Manuel's freedom. Capturing the fullness of his humanity, don't miss this presentation where Manuel offered affecting praise to the capacity of the human will to transcend adversity through determination and art, most especially his own dedication to writing poetry. Ian Manuel lives in New York City. He is a poet and motivational speaker at schools and social organizations nationwide. Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9781524748524  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Ian Manuel was placed in solitary confinement for a crime he committed just after the seventh grade. For 18 years, he lived in a 7-by-10-foot room. For 18 years, he did not have a window. Now, he's telling his story about his life and experience in solitary confinement. Ian Manuel and Tammie Gregg join Meghna Chakrabarti.

The U.S. prison population has decreased during the pandemic, but the number of people behind bars is still close to two million. Some of these inmates have been in prison for decades and at a young age were deemed by the justice system to be ‘unfixable'. This week, we shed light on the cycle of youth incarceration in this country and why people like Ian Manuel, a former inmate, were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at age 13.

At the age of 14, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life without parole – a punishment that lead to an 18-year stint in solitary confinement. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one's worst day. His book is “My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption.”

MY TIME WILL COME is the inspiring story of activist and poet Ian Manuel, who at the age of fourteen was sentenced to life in prison. He survived eighteen years in solitary confinement—through his own determination and dedication to art—until he was freed as part of an incredible crusade by the Equal Justice Initiative. Full of unexpected twists and turns as it describes a struggle for redemption, MY TIME WILL COME shows the human capacity to transcend adversity through determination and art. Now let's join editor Erroll McDonald in conversation with author Ian Manuel.

I invite you to check out an interview on TPT where several community leaders and I share our thoughts on: "Trial & Tribulation: Where Do We Go From Here?" one year after the death of George Floyd.  https://www.tptoriginals.org/trial-tribulation-where-do-we-go-from-here/ I also invite you to check out an interview I did through Club Book, where I interviewed Ian Manuel, author of the highly anticipated book, My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption. https://www.clubbook.org/club-book-episode-122-ian-manuel/ "Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a crime committed at the age of 13, Manuel languished in prison for 26 years. Thanks to a coalition of supporters, including renowned activist Bryan Stevenson and the woman shot by Manuel in 1990, Manuel received a fair resentencing from the Florida Court of Appeal in 2010. His story is told in Stevenson's #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014), as well as in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof's Tightrope: Americans Reach for Hope (2020)." Manuel finally tells the story in his own words in his memoir, which I highly recommend that you purchase.   

Ian Manuel is a name well known to legal and criminal justice reform advocates. Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a crime committed at the age of […]

S6 E36: In this episode, meet actress and producer Julianna Margulies, forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, and speaker Ian Manuel. Listen in as each of these authors describe what inspired them to write their books, and get their behind-the-mic, off-the-cuff impressions of what it was like to record their audiobooks. Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/572574/sunshine-girl/ Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard:https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/602589/finding-the-mother-tree/ My Time Will Come by Ian Manuel: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/610493/my-time-will-come/

A non-homicide offense at the age of 13 in the state of Florida sent Ian Manuel to a life prison sentence where he did 18 years in solitary confinement. His victim forgave the child, and now, Ian uses his story to seek forgiveness and a more righteous legal path for all of America’s troubled youth. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610493/my-time-will-come-by-ian-manuel/ https://eji.org/ Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Activist and poet Ian Manuel talks about being sentenced to life in prison without parole at the age of 14, his advocacy for criminal justice reform and his memoir "My Time Will Come." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

A non-homicide crime at the age of 13 in the state of Florida sent Ian Manuel to a life prison sentence where he did 18 years in solitary confinement. His victim forgave the child, and now, Ian uses his story to seek forgiveness and a more righteous legal path for all of America’s troubled youth. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610493/my-time-will-come-by-ian-manuel/ https://eji.org/ Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts, essayist, poet, and author of the award-winning collection, Felon When Ian Manuel was 13 years old he shot a young mother of two in the face during a botched robbery. Sentenced to life imprisonment, he spent the next 26 years in prison, 18 of them in solitary confinement. He was released at the age of 40 through both the help of his victim-with whom he had struck up a friendship as profound as it was unlikely-and through the legal assistance of Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. In My Time Will Come, Manuel tells not just his story of a childhood spent in deprivation, his incarceration, and his ultimate redemption, but a larger story of the power of the human spirit over a justice system that too often sentences young offenders of color to life without parole. Books available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 5/11/2021)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a wild recall race, Ian Manuel discusses his memoir "My Time Will Come," and WNBA star Candace Parker talks about her return to the Chicago Sky. Donate at http://www.dailyshow.com/TherapyAid to support Therapy Aid Coalition's efforts in providing training and compensation to volunteer psychotherapists, so that people impacted by national crises can receive quality mental health care and support. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Ian Manuel, author of My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption, which is published by our friends at Pantheon Books.  Topics of discussion include Just Mercy, the criminal justice system, solitary confinement, forgiveness, the redemptive power of poetry, how Maya Angelou is like Eminem, whether children should be sentenced to life in prison, and much more.  Signed copies of My Time Will Come can be ordered here (while supplies last).

Ian Manuel was placed in solitary confinement for a crime he committed just after the seventh grade. For 18 years, he lived in a 7-by-10-foot room. For 18 years, he did not have a window. Now, he’s telling his story about his life and experience in solitary confinement. Ian Manuel and Tammie Gregg join Meghna Chakrabarti.

At age 14, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life without parole for shooting and injuring a woman. Manuel spent 18 years in solitary confinement, living in a windowless room 10 feet by seven feet wide. He was released in 2016 following the efforts of Equal Justice Initiative's Bryan Stevenson, and with the support of his victim, who advocated for his early release. Manuel captures his experiences in his new book My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption. We'll talk to him about his advocacy work and how the justice system can be improved.

The inspiring story of activist and poet Ian Manuel, who at the age of fourteen was sentenced to life in prison. He survived eighteen years in solitary confinement through his own determination and dedication to art until he was freed as part of an incredible crusade by the Equal Justice Initiative. The United States is the only country in the world that sentences thirteen- and fourteen-year-old offenders, mostly youth of color, to life in prison without parole. In 1991, Ian Manuel, then fourteen, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-homicide crime. In a botched mugging attempt with some older boys, he shot a young white mother of two in the face. But as Bryan Stevenson, attorney and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has insisted, none of us should be judged by only the worst thing we have ever done. The new book, "My Time Will Come" shows us the capacity of the human will to transcend adversity through determination and art—in Ian Manuel’s case, through his