WBEZ is partnering with Illinois public radio stations to bring a special broadcast statewide for people locked up and their loved ones. The project is inspired by the fourth season of “Motive,” about prisons and prison towns in Illinois. After years of reporting on the Illinois department of corrections, host Shannon Heffernan wanted to serve people most affected by the prison system.

Reset hears more about the broadcast from WBEZ’s criminal justice desk editor.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Marie Mendoza

Guest: Rob Wildeboer