Julieta Martinelli

Scoring and sound design by Stephanie LeBow. Mixing by Stephanie LeBow, Julia Caruso, and JJ Caruven. Our fact checker is Amy Tardif. Production help from Joaquin Kotler, Juan Diego Ramirez, Nicole Rothwell, Joey Del Valle, Evelyn Fajardo-Alvarez, Glorimar Marquez, and Tasha Sandoval. Our executive producers are Maria Hinojosa, Luis Suave Gonzalez, Marlon Bishop, and Maria Garcia.

Futura Media was founded by Mariano Hossa. Special thanks to Maggie Freeling, Audrey Quinn, Antonia Cerejido, Fernanda Echavarri, Neil Rossini, students at the I Am More program at the Community College of Philadelphia, the Abolitionist Law Center, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Futura Media was founded by Mariano Hossa. Special thanks to Maggie Freeling, Audrey Quinn, Antonia Cerejido, Fernanda Echavarri, Neil Rossini, students at the I Am More program at the Community College of Philadelphia, the Abolitionist Law Center, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Futura Media was founded by Mariano Hossa. Special thanks to Maggie Freeling, Audrey Quinn, Antonia Cerejido, Fernanda Echavarri, Neil Rossini, students at the I Am More program at the Community College of Philadelphia, the Abolitionist Law Center, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Season 2 of Suave was made possible by the Mellon Foundation. Mellon makes grants to support the visionaries and communities that unlock the power of the arts and humanities to help connect us all. More at Mellon.org. Season 2 of Suave was made possible in part by Public Welfare Foundation, catalyzing transformative approaches to justice that are community-led, restorative, and racially just.

Season 2 of Suave was made possible by the Mellon Foundation. Mellon makes grants to support the visionaries and communities that unlock the power of the arts and humanities to help connect us all. More at Mellon.org. Season 2 of Suave was made possible in part by Public Welfare Foundation, catalyzing transformative approaches to justice that are community-led, restorative, and racially just.

Season 2 of Suave was made possible by the Mellon Foundation. Mellon makes grants to support the visionaries and communities that unlock the power of the arts and humanities to help connect us all. More at Mellon.org. Season 2 of Suave was made possible in part by Public Welfare Foundation, catalyzing transformative approaches to justice that are community-led, restorative, and racially just.

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Hey, Suave listeners, it's Julieta here. Are you tired of waiting each week for new episodes to come out? Well, you can listen to the whole season of Suave right now, plus exclusive bonus episodes by joining Futuro Plus. And you'll be helping support the independent journalism that we do here at Futuro. Join now at futuromediagroup.org backslash join plus. It's a hot summer day in New York.

Hey, Suave listeners, it's Julieta here. Are you tired of waiting each week for new episodes to come out? Well, you can listen to the whole season of Suave right now, plus exclusive bonus episodes by joining Futuro Plus. And you'll be helping support the independent journalism that we do here at Futuro. Join now at futuromediagroup.org backslash join plus. It's a hot summer day in New York.

Hey, Suave listeners, it's Julieta here. Are you tired of waiting each week for new episodes to come out? Well, you can listen to the whole season of Suave right now, plus exclusive bonus episodes by joining Futuro Plus. And you'll be helping support the independent journalism that we do here at Futuro. Join now at futuromediagroup.org backslash join plus. It's a hot summer day in New York.

And today, Suave is making a dream come true. He's been invited to read a poem on stage at an off-Broadway play. Though Suave is a published author, it's not actually his writing he'll be debuting. He's actually reading a poem by someone that's really special to him.

And today, Suave is making a dream come true. He's been invited to read a poem on stage at an off-Broadway play. Though Suave is a published author, it's not actually his writing he'll be debuting. He's actually reading a poem by someone that's really special to him.

And today, Suave is making a dream come true. He's been invited to read a poem on stage at an off-Broadway play. Though Suave is a published author, it's not actually his writing he'll be debuting. He's actually reading a poem by someone that's really special to him.

Suave remembers meeting Frank Ross in the early 90s. That was just a few years into Suave's lifetime prison sentence. Suave was in his early 20s then. He initially didn't pay much mind to Frank. Frank was in his late 50s, and Suave says he always used to carry a notebook around. But Suave did notice that no one ever really messed with Frank. Frank would go on to become really important to him.

Suave remembers meeting Frank Ross in the early 90s. That was just a few years into Suave's lifetime prison sentence. Suave was in his early 20s then. He initially didn't pay much mind to Frank. Frank was in his late 50s, and Suave says he always used to carry a notebook around. But Suave did notice that no one ever really messed with Frank. Frank would go on to become really important to him.

Suave remembers meeting Frank Ross in the early 90s. That was just a few years into Suave's lifetime prison sentence. Suave was in his early 20s then. He initially didn't pay much mind to Frank. Frank was in his late 50s, and Suave says he always used to carry a notebook around. But Suave did notice that no one ever really messed with Frank. Frank would go on to become really important to him.

Suave is one of a number of formerly incarcerated speakers reading at tonight's show. He's introduced to the stage by the show's producer, Kiara Alegría-Judis. She's a Pulitzer Prize-winning Philly native best known for writing the movie In the Heights.