On this Upstate Anecdote, we dive into the complex stories of six men participating in Soteria, a community development corporation in Greenville, South Carolina focused on serving and empowering formerly incarcerated men in their transitional journeys after prison.

On this Upstate Anecdote, we take a look at Furman's new program, where undergrads go inside a maximum-security prison in Pickens, South Carolina to study creative writing alongside the men incarcerated there.

In the first episode of Upstate Anecdotes, host Gerrard Hanly interviews members of Soteria Community Development Corporation, a re-entry program located in Greenville for men transitioning back into society after being incarcerated; and the employees and clients of Greenlink Paratransit, Greenville's public transit system for elderly and persons with disabilities.