Voices of Monterey Bay

AFTER LIFE: The untold story of how a group of incarcerated men reshaped rehabilitation in California

Julie Reynolds Martínez, Gilbert Bao, Mara J. Reynolds

AFTER LIFE gave a voice to some of the most marginalized and forgotten members of society, the formerly incarcerated and those who are still serving time. A collaboration between two podcasters and a former prisoner who served two decades behind bars, it modeled respectful, trauma-aware reporting. The podcast reached 11,000 listeners and catalyzed a new series of activities, including training for journalists working with people who’ve experienced incarceration, conversations between victims and perpetrators of violence and storytelling workshops to help people who’ve been to prison tell their stories and reshape society’s narrative.