So this is the particular thing about journalists' source - is that it doesn't look like just one thing. Because I was illiterate, I really didn't understand the process. The organization gave away scholarships of $500, $1,000 and $2,000. After Suave is cleared from all accusations, he returns to his home in Philadelphia and tries to move on with his life. All rights reserved. Support for this podcast provided by the Art for Justice Fund, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and The Heising-Simons Foundation: Unlocking knowledge, opportunity, and possibilities. As Suave adjusts to his new life on the outside, the challenges that come with his newfound freedom and the expectations from everyone around himhe ponders if things are too good to be true. Suave also reckons with complicated emotions, wavering between the unparalleled joy of his upcoming release and the guilt of leaving behind the men hes considered his brothers for nearly three decades. I'm like a baby learning how to be a decent human being. You do not need permission to get an education or to educate yourself. Support the work of PVS by sponsoring this event! Originally, she maintained contact in order to have a source inside the prison system. Our sponsors are integral in helping us produce shows. You could be the source - my source. I'm never going to catch up. Maria Hinojosa, Maggie Freleng, Julieta Martinelli, Stephanie Lebow, Audrey Quinn, and Marlon Bishop the production team behind Suave, When I heard the news that Suave won the Pulitzer Prize, I felt like a tectonic shift happened, saidMaria Hinojosa, President and Founder of Futuro Media. Its the account of one mans incarceration and redemption and an unusual relationship between a journalist and a man convicted of murder. Thats true, but its also bullshit because I was a lifer and I did it. This years awards honored work produced in 2021. David Luis 'Sauve' Gonzalez of "Suave" from Futuro Studios and PRX. It tells the remarkable story of David Luis Suave Gonzalez. And the more she learns about Suaves crime, the more she comes to question the events that put Suave in prisonand the system that puts away children to life in the first place. So like, wouldnt it have been easier if the system allowed colleges to flourish in all their prisons? In this episode, we follow Suave in his first year of freedom as he experiences countless firsts: leaving the halfway house for his first solo apartment, adopting a pet, finding a job and the start of a promising relationship with someone from his past. Maria Hinojosa meets David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993. He had gotten a life sentence as a juvenile without the possibility of parole. Once on the outside, he tries to continue this way of life. Instead theyd at her watch a fiction show or read a fiction book, but I believe real life stories are much more interesting and soul catching than fiction. And that's good journalism. And Maria Hinojosa is founder of the Futuro Media Group. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Look. That little place right here changed my whole life. HINOJOSA: Because things change, Ailsa. But I still didn't believe it to November 20, 2017, when they opened that gate and said, you are a free man. - for a journalist to make. CHANG: So Maria, I want to start with you because you met Suave back in the early '90s when the conversation around the criminal justice system was so different from the conversation we are having now about the criminal justice system. Dehumanized as super-predators, these inmates pay the price for institutionalized racism. Everything - phones, computers. He is also a street artist, with his art mirroring his advocacy work: critical of injustice, but exploding with compassion for those forced to carry its burden.. Three men have been arrested following a deadly shooting at a Lodi apartment complex in March. And Suave, you've been talking to Maria for so many years. Look. [W]hen you decide you want to do something different and good, obstacles are gonna stand in your way, how you deal with that is up to you. It has a value and people care. Stop the cancel culture and make yourself useful. GONZALEZ: And I always tell people, like, we never know who we're going to touch. Each week, , hosts David "Suave" Gonzalez (Suave podcast/released lifer) and Kevin McCracken (Adulting Well podcast) will be joined by law-makers, community leaders, policy-makers, formerly incarcerated and the currently incarcerated as they shed light on institutions that viciously target and harm marginalized communities, specifically CHANG: I want to bounce what you just said off of Suave. He was 17 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison. So thats where me and you gonna disagree at, some dude saying, the DOC didnt let me in, is some bullshit because when your back is against the wall, you got to make a decision: Do I want this education? I mean, I was really struck by something you said in the first episode - that, quote, "We have this tool that we journalists can use, which is our humanity" - that if you give humanity, you're going to get it back. Approximately 2,500 juveniles have been effectively sentenced to die in prisonconsidered "irredeemable" by the state for crimes committed when they were just teenagers. Gavin Newsom earlier this year. In 2019, she was named the inaugural Distinguished Journalist in Residence at her alma mater, Barnard College. 379 Followers, 41 Following, 39 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Luis Suave Gonzalez (@suave_gonzalez) Convicted of the first-degree murder of a. Stephanie Lebow is the Senior Audio Engineer across Futuro Medias properties. All rights reserved. In 2018 she was a Fellow at Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a frequent speaker across the country. Suave reckons with the last three decades of his life. Hes become a man and built a life behind bars. That means he was never going to get out. Suave moves to a transitional housing unit at SCI Graterford where he will spend the next few months as he waits for his parole hearing. Like Gonzalez, Thomas was able to earn a degree behind bars, which was one of the factors cited in the commutation he received from California Gov. After the Montgomery v Louisiana ruling, Suave spoke with producer Michael Simon Johnson. There are so many people with amazing life stories that should be heard. Futuro Studios podcasts were recognized in many 2021 year-end lists, including four of our original series landing on The AtlanticsTop 50 podcasts of 2021. Back behind bars, Suave suffers flashbacks and struggles deeply to adjust, and Maria questions the entire parole system. In 1988, David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez was found guilty of first-degree homicide. Recently, it launched the critically-acclaimed podcasts: Anything For Selena with WBUR, La Brega with WNYC Studios, Norco 80 for LAist Studios, LOUD: The History of Reggaeton with Spotify, and dolo: The Ballad of Chalino Snchez with Sonoro. You know, it was scary because even though I went to college, I got my degrees, I educated myself, transformed myself, I never thought about living as a free man, as an adult. You could be the source - my source. On his way to court, Suave is surprised by the smell of fresh air as he boards a bus and leaves the prison grounds for the first time in decades. TheFuturo Studiosproduction team includes executive producer Maria Hinojosa, host and producer Maggie Freleng, reporter and producer Julieta Martinelli, story editor Audrey Quinn, engineer and sound designer Stephanie Lebow, and executive editor Marlon Bishop. HINOJOSA: That's the thing. Now nearly 50, Suave has come to terms with the fact that he will never leave the confines of SCI Graterford. Or do I want this jailhouse shit? I decided I dont get nothing from stabbing people up. I never dreamed that it would be this good. To hear the entire conversation between Rahsaan New York Thomas and Suave Gonzalez, check out thisnew episode from Death by Incarceration. Maggie Freleng is an investigative journalist, producer and the host/producer of Unjust & Unsolved, a podcast about wrongful convictions and the crimes that are consequently left unsolved. Theres no winners in this. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Maria Hinojosa is the Anchor and Executive Producer of the Peabody Award-winning show Latino USA, distributed by PRX, as well as Co-Host of In The Thick, Futuro Medias award-winning political podcast, Hinojosa has informed millions about the changing cultural and political landscape in America and abroad. The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia University and considered the most prestigious in American journalism, recognize work in 15 journalism categories and seven arts categories. As she anxiously awaits a phone call from Suave, Maria sets out to try and figure out what happened and eventually finds herself torn between her faith in Suaves innocence and her responsibility to believe his accuser. Support for Suave was provided by the Art for Justice Fund, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and The Heising-Simons Foundation: Unlocking knowledge, opportunity, and possibilities. How does that sit with you? When Suave is finally released from prison, he is placed on house arrest and tries to adjust to his new reality while he awaits his chance to plead his case in front of a judge. Group, a Graham Holdings Company. And then I started believing that maybe there's a possibility because I started seeing different cases happening across the United States dealing with juveniles. And Maria Hinojosa is founder of the Futuro Media Group. More at hsfoundation.org. Accuracy and availability may vary. People dying in the streets and that need a helping hand. Maria learns more about Suaves childhood in the South Bronx and the sudden move that led him to the Badlands of north Philadelphia as a teenager. Im gonna get my degree by any means necessary. And what that means is start saving your pennies, start taking them correspondence courses, start accumulating them credits, and get that degree. David Luiz: Brazilian defender reveals surprise new look aged 35 By Rob Swan Published Nov 3, 2022 Brazilian defender David Luiz is synonymous for his trademark curly hair but has unveiled. Suave, as he likes to be called, was. Youre a victim, so you victimize other people because youre hurt. I like to say, I found a new habit. The only way youre going to fight the system is if you know how to write the grievance, if you know how to file them pro se lawsuits. CHANG: Now that he has been released from prison, the two of them are sharing their story in a new Futuro Media podcast called "Suave.". In this episode, we follow Suave in his first year of freedom as he experiences countless firsts: leaving the halfway house for his first solo apartment, adopting a pet, finding a job and the start of a promising relationship with someone from his past. So to me, education was about fighting the system and changing the law. But it was new to me because when I went in, I had a complete family. The Pulitzer is an example of American excellence. He made his 9 million dollar fortune with Benfica, Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain & Brazil National Squad. She is also a contributor to the long-running, award-winning news program CBS Sunday Morning and a frequent guest on MSNBC. They kept in touch over the decades by phone, letter, and occasional visits. Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison for homicide when he was 17 and spent 33 years behind bars. I'm like a baby learning how to be a decent human being. But I still didn't believe it to November 20, 2017, when they opened that gate and said, you are a free man. I think that that makes us better journalists. Suave reckons with the last three decades of his life. And thats the life hes leading, in and out of solitary confinement, when he meets Maria Hinojosa in 1993. As a Soros Justice Media Fellow, she spent 2019 documenting the human repercussions of changing legal policies along the U.S.-Mexico border. He would spend the rest of his life . She found her passion for radio at Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, as an engineer, producer, and on-air personality. And I was honored to be that source. Born & Raised in Paterson, Father & Husband, Former Paterson School Board Commissioner, Homeowner/Ta Slate is published by The Slate You had gone to prison when you were a teenager. And for me, one of the messages for my fellow journalists is, always stay in touch with your sources 'cause you never know. I spent seven years there and in them seven years, another gentleman showed me how to read and write. And then a Supreme Court ruling changed everything, forever altering the course of Suaves life. And that's good journalism. CHANG: I want to bounce what you just said off of Suave. Maria ponders how her relationship with Suave might change now that hell be free and theyll have a chance to explore their connection beyond a journalist-source relationship. DAVID LUIS "SUAVE" GONZALEZ: It hit me almost 10 years later that I have a life sentence, that I'm going to die in prison. When you first heard the news that juvenile life sentences were going to be reconsidered, how much of you actually believed that you would be released back then? Suave returns to prison. At the start of 2020, there were 1,465 juvenile lifers nationally. At his re-sentencing hearing, Jones told the Court, Im not the same person I was when I was 15 Ive become a pretty decent person in life. The Jones decision effectively closed the door of judicial review for many outstanding cases. He has also been an activist against mass incarceration. You came out when you were in your mid-40s. December 6, 1986. She has been honored with her own day in October by New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and has been recognized by People En Espaol as one of the 25 most powerful Latina women. And thats what we did: Im gonna create a program for yall and yall gonna let me in that program.. Futuro Media also produces Peabody Award winning Latino USA, the longest running national Latino news and cultural public radio program; In The Thick, an award winning political podcast; and Latino Rebels, a pioneering digital news outlet founded by journalist Julio Ricardo Varela. Northern California Public Media (SM) reserves all rights to content on this site. The new unit reintroduces Suave to a lot of freedomshes no longer in a small cell, he can eat and shower whenever he wants and can even walk the perimeter of the prison. And I understood that. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. And that someone was Maria. In many statesincluding Pennsylvania, where Gonzalez. Thats how you get the street credibility. Hinojosas nearly 30-year career as an award-winning journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring the Emmy Award winning talk show from WGBH Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One. Like to keep doing anything positive, even think about education. While incarcerated, Gonzalez developed a decades-long friendship with journalist Maria Hinojosa. - for a journalist to make. Co-Host. Luis Suave Gonzalez was only 17 at the time, making him a juvenile, but he was tried as an adult and given a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of ever being released. You have this dilemma with Suave - trying to keep some journalistic distance from him in the beginning, but then developing a genuine friendship with him, genuine affection. Suave is moved to a new prison and meets someone in his block who is getting a lot of attention. Thats how you get the street credibility. Fantasy Premier League FPL set-pieces: Free-kicks add to David Luiz appeal. She previously covered the criminal justice system, policing and immigration for Nashville Public Radio. And it was just the most unbelievable thing, truly. We had to fight DOC to create programs in order for us to have one chance to get in one class. Here is our report: But I know that if I get out, Im going to still need some help. I said, I want to be part of that. So when I went in, everybody looking at me like I was crazy-like, here comes this troublemaker. So I signed [in 1998] up. It's impossible. His stories have appeared in The FADER, This American Life, Planet Money, NPR News, Studio 360 and many other outlets. At Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, Suave joined the largest population of juvenile lifers in the countrymen considered by the justice system to be irredeemable for acts committed when they were just teenagers. During her eight years as CNNs urban affairs correspondent, Hinojosa often took viewers into communities rarely shown on television and continued that work longform on Now on PBS. Journalist Maria Hinojosa who has communicated with Gonzalez for nearly 30 years also realizes there are limits to how much she can help as he navigates the realities of conditional freedom. If I had not decided to stay in touch with Suave, decided not to take his phone calls, decided not to send him a Christmas card and a birthday card, we wouldn't have the kind of journalism that we're able to do now. Anger is not the answer. Suave, you just heard Maria say, he's not a friend. Northern California Her narrative podcast Aftereffect from WNYC Studios won a Newswomens Club of New York Award, a National Center on Disability Journalism Award, and was a Scripps Howard and Third Coast finalist. On Monday, Hinojosa and her team of producers and editors at Futuro Media won the Pulitzer Prize in audio recording for a seven-part podcast series called "Suave." The show is about a man. Once on the outside, he tries to continue this way of life. At a Pennsylvania prison, Suave joined the largest population of juvenile lifers in the country. And even though I've been home three years, I'm still lost, you know, because this world moved fast. I'm still trying to understand society for what it is. In a shockingly backwarddecision authored by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court reinstated juvenile life without parole. Audreys reporting with Reveal on deadly for-profit disability care led to the unraveling of one of the countrys largest group home companies and earned a Garden State Award for podcasting. After a decade reporting on music for various outlets, he served as Senior Editor on the public radio program Latino USA. Im going up and I know everything that goes up must come down.. On his way to court, Suave is surprised by the smell of fresh air as he boards a bus and leaves the prison grounds for the first time in decades. Co-Host/Inspiration. 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Though what all of the art and journalism we honor today has in common is that it was done ethically and seriously and in its enterprise has played a part in keeping our democracies vibrant.. That moment sparked a transformation in the life of Suave. And I'm still honored to be that source. CHANG: David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez is the focus of the new podcast "Suave." A new podcast from Futuro Media follows. It tells the remarkable story of David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez. Like, thats big, man. Everything she thought she knew about his case turns upside down. You know, it was scary because even though I went to college, I got my degrees, I educated myself, transformed myself, I never thought about living as a free man, as an adult. We had a secret, unspoken bond. Lance Reenstierna. How big of a difference would it make if institutions across the country really put a focus on education? Then in 2016, the Supreme Court decided the case of Montgomery v Louisiana and ruled that Miller had to be applied retroactively. So when did you start going to college? I believe in going as far as stopping for an injured animal and saving it to fixing a butterflies wing and helping it fly for a week until it flew away. As a Soros Justice Media Fellow, she spent 2019 documenting the human repercussions of changing legal policies along the U.S.-Mexico border. Maggie is an Adjunct Professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and formerly the Producer-at-Large for Latino USA. She found her passion for radio at Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, as an engineer, producer, and on-air personality. While there, Gonzalez committed to becoming a voice for the voiceless - he earned a BA from Villanova University and worked as president of LACEO, a Latino organization that has given away 152 scholarships funded by prisoners from their own wages. Rahsaan New York Thomas reported this story for Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher education. Eddie Gonzalez for Paterson Board of Education. David Luis Suave Gonzalez was sentenced as a juvenile lifer at 17, and served 31 years, mostly in state prison, before being released in 2017. Things in Suaves life took a completely unexpected turn when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 in the case of Miller v Alabama that for juveniles, mandatory life without parole sentences violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. You know, and I say all the time, in 2017 when I stepped out that prison, not my family, not my community, not my friends - it was Maria Hinojosa that was there waiting for me. We are so proud of our partners at Futuro Media, who represent the best of journalism and audio, saidKerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX. Suave tells the story of what happens when your whole world is a . Thomas and Gonzalez talk about fighting the system and the role of education in prison when you think youre never getting out. Thats the way I was thinking because in PA, life without parole, means till you die. They [are] infatuated with this, man. Maria and Maggie discuss how the Supreme Courts decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana has played out differently across the country, leaving some juvenile lifers still behind bars. Marlon Bishop is a Peabody Award-winning radio producer and editor with a focus on Latin America, immigration, identity and society, music and the arts.
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