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An Opera Explores the Strain of Prison on a Marriage

In “9131,” incarcerated composer Joseph Wilson depicts a wife’s infidelity while her husband is up for parole.

Redemption Songs • 07.12.2026

A Timely Remix of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Out of a New York Prison

The Capitol riots angered Sing Sing’s Alfred Roberts. He responded with his version of what is widely known as the Black national anthem.

Redemption Songs • 07.05.2026

‘Forty-Four Hammers’ Is Part of a Rich History of Prison Work Songs

The call-and-response song was one of many that Black men sang as they toiled on Southern prison farms.

Redemption Songs • 06.14.2026

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