You can leave prison, but does the lingering trauma of prison ever leave you?The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast from Futuro Studios returns for its second season! “Suave” Gonzalez was one of thousands of juvenile lifers granted a second chance at life. Season 2 is his story about life after incarceration—and the search for the true meaning of freedom.You can hear the full season of Suave: Season 2 now.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. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Suave and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.
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Okay, Swabi. So this is the first time that you've been back in the studio. How are you feeling?
Let's get it done.
It's been seven years since David Luis Suave Gonzalez was released from prison after being sentenced to serve life without parole as a teenager.
We're driving away. Yes. Suave, we're driving away from greater firm.
And it was his unexpected friendship with journalist Mariano Rosa that brought this story to a national spotlight.
Luis Suave Gonzalez is working hard to give back. Suave! Do you like it when people call you Mr. Pulitzer? Listen, I ain't gonna lie. That shit plays in my egos.
But not everything is what it seems.
Being free is not what everybody think it is. It's really not. Everybody hype it up, like, all your pains and misery are gone. That's bullshit, man. My miseries and pains are just starting.
Because life on the outside means a whole new set of problems. From dealing with lifetime parole... I can't drink.
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