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KNKX Public Radio

McNeil Island in South Puget Sound is the Alcatraz you've never heard of. The now-abandoned prison on McNeil operated for 136 years. Today, the island is home to the Special Commitment Center, which houses Washington state's "sexually violent...

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New Podcast: The Walk Home

9/7/2022
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Outsiders: A new podcast about homelessness from KNKX and The Seattle Times

1/29/2020
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UPDATE: Laura McCollum leaves the island

6/18/2019
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Episode 6: Every Prison is an Island

2/26/2019
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Episode 5: It Happened Here

2/19/2019
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Episode 4: Island Life

2/12/2019
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Episode 3: Designing Incarceration

2/5/2019
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Episode 2: Not a Prison

1/29/2019
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Analysis: Forgotten Prison hosts introduce listeners to life on McNeil Island

1/22/2019
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Episode 1: Forgotten

1/22/2019
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TRAILER: Forgotten Prison, a new podcast about McNeil Island

1/14/2019
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