lauren frost

the girl on your radio who sounds like daria. news + podcasts @wbez. (she/her)

[WBEZ @WBEZ]

This isn’t your average bedspread. Every square is a representation of someone who is — or used to be — locked up inside an Illinois prison. https://t.co/Or22Aqz53L

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

The IL prison system is transitioning to a new health care company after years of inadequate care of incarcerated people. My story below ⬇️

[WBEZ @WBEZ]

The medical care of the nearly thirty thousand people locked up in Illinois state prisons is in limbo, after the Illinois Department of Corrections announced negotiations with its chosen health care provider hit an impasse. https://t.co/YaVaX8giRD

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

Plus: listener-submitted tips for parenting from behind bars, and songs & sounds requested by our incarcerated audience all over the state.

Tune in Sunday, June 15th at 2 pm central time. On @WBEZ 91.5 FM, https://t.co/OmpLwDNLjC, or your local Illinois public radio station 📻

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

This Father's Day, I'll invite you to spend 2 hours of your day thinking about the parents & children separated or otherwise impacted by the carceral system.

They're the focus of our new episode of Prisoncast, a statewide radio show serving people in prisons & jails in Illinois.

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

Some perspectives you'll hear on the show:
- A father & son who were incarcerated in the same prison after many years apart
- Two friends who lost their parents while serving long sentences
- A mother visiting her child in prison for the first time

[CSTGuild.bsky.social @CSTGuild]

We take great pride in the union-produced journalism that goes into the respected pages of our newspaper and on our website. We’re deeply disturbed that AI-generated content was printed alongside our work.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day

When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
https://t.co/xWWxHzRkE0

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

Whether you're listening inside or out, we invite you to come together via the airwaves this Sunday at 2-4 PM on @WBEZ or your local Illinois public radio station.

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

Steak sizzling. Niagara Falls. The Cubs World Series win. These are the sounds from the outside world that people in Illinois prisons said they wanted to hear.

We're broadcasting them this Sunday on our statewide radio show for incarcerated listeners & their loved ones. Plus...

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

✔️ Song requests & shoutouts from inside
✔️ News updates on lockdowns & prison mail
✔️ Segments made by incarcerated journalists at Kewanee LSRC
✔️ And a brief appearance by Santa Claus

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

In 10 minutes on 91.5 FM and other IL pubic radio stations... a special @WBEZreset / Prisoncast election show about voting & civic engagement while incarcerated. Tune in 📻

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

@DenverManuel and you! can't wait to collab more

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

related job news: as of July I am an audio engagement producer working full-time on WBEZ's Prisoncast program for incarcerated listeners. grateful to continue doing this work.

https://t.co/6EPWMKRYiw

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

@thedavemiska @akeefe not small! we would be lost without you!

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

@camryncutinello thanks camryn!! thanks to WCBU for playing it, so essential!

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

if you or a loved one have been affected by incarceration or IL's justice system, reach out to the show at [email protected]. we welcome requests, suggestions, questions, critiques, or just saying hello!

[Shannon Heffernan @shannon_h]

I am looking for people with loved ones in jails or prisons in Hurricane Milton's path. If that's you, and you are willing to talk, reach out at [email protected] Info I have so far is below.

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

thank you to the media for a just society awards for recognizing last fall's prisoncast radio show - this honors the many collaborators inside & out who made it with us 📻🧡

[lauren frost @frostlaur]

"When it rained, it rained in cells, it rained in the hallways, it rained in the kitchen."

I interviewed people who were incarcerated at Illinois' deteriorating Stateville prison over the last half century. Press play to hear them reflect on its closure.

https://t.co/q3NJNzRaFS

[@vimiller.bsky.social @_ViMiller]

As someone who has been through it, the name/gender marker change process can be confusing.

I compiled information from a number of orgs/government sites for our very own @Suntimes guide, along with some pro bono legal contacts. Happy pride!
https://t.co/6HgUyRETTe