Uncuffed Revisited: Grieving, Interrupted

Today we’re bringing you an episode of Uncuffed from last season that really resonated with our Newsroom staff. It’s about a lesser known, but important aspect of life in prison: grieving.

Most people in prison know that when you get an unexpected call to the counselor’s office… it probably doesn’t mean anything good. Often you’re told that a loved one, on the outside, has died. And once you’ve gotten that terrible news — there are lots of unspoken barriers that make it difficult to mourn. In this episode, Uncuffed producers at San Quentin share stories of loss — and all of the stigmas and complications that get in the way of grieving.

• Uncuffed: Grieving, Interrupted