Serving a prison sentence is hard, but getting out isn’t exactly a cakewalk, either. A lot depends on who’s waiting for you, what you have lined up on the outside and how you handle the regular pressures of life after incarceration.

Thanks to Tevin Fournette, aka Cutty, and Ronnie Young for sharing their stories with us.

This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams and David Jassy. Thanks to Lisa Fournette, Tammy Arp, Jason Jones and David Cowen at Bonafide, and Ryken Grattet at UC Davis.

Sponsorship for this episode comes from Article and the American Red Cross.

Find the transcript for “Kissing the Concrete” here, and download the episode here.