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Former prisoners, Bill "Popeye" Stuart and Lowell Fentress discuss their time in prison

BROADCAST: Apr. 19, 1979 | DURATION: 00:53:14

Synopsis

After having spent 40 years and 27 years, respectively, both Bill “Popeye” Stuart and Lowell Fentress first talk about getting drunk on seeing a living tree in person, upon their release from prison. Both Stuart and Fentress agree there can be no rehabilitation of an inmate in prison while the prison culture is nothing but repression. They also talk about crooked guards that traffic drugs and about the gangs taking over the prisons.

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 19, 1979

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
53 minutes, 14 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Law, Crime, Prison

People

Other

Tags

Prairie voices Stuart, Bill--Interviews Fentress, Lowell--Interviews Prisons--Law and legislation--United States. Prison reformers--United States--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Stuart, Bill,-- interviewee Fentress, Lowell,-- interviewee Stateville prison Leopold and Loeb Safer Foundation

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