The Experiment Podcast: $5 for a 15-Minute Call
The Atlantic, October 7, 2021: The Experiment Podcast: $5 for a 15-Minute Call
“Ashley C. Ford was just a baby when her father was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. Prison phone calls—a $1.4 billion industry in the United States—were often prohibitively expensive for her family, so Ford maintained a fragmentary relationship with him through handwritten letters and short visits, while her loved ones tried to shield her from her father’s past. With limited contact and unanswered questions, Ford filled in the blanks with fantasies of her father as the perfect man. This week on The Experiment, the Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith speaks with Ford about what children lose when a parent is in prison—and what happened when she discovered the truth of her father’s crime.”
Additional reading:
Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford on bookshop.org
NPR, June 15, 2021: In 'Somebody's Daughter' Ashley C. Ford Confronts The Crimes Of Her Father
Jezebel, October 1, 2021: Sesame Street Is Part of the Prison Industrial Complex Now
