Newsom Pardons Former San Quentin Inmate Who Became Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Walter Woods launched the ‘Ear Hustle’ podcast in 2017—the first-ever podcast recorded and produced entirely from prison.
Newsom Pardons Former San Quentin Inmate Who Became Pulitzer Prize Finalist
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles, on Sept. 25, 2024. Eric Thayer/AP Photo
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted 19 pardons on Nov. 27, including one for a Pulitzer Prize finalist who spent more than two decades imprisoned at San Quentin State Prison.

Walter Earlonne Woods, who co-founded the “Ear Hustle” podcast—the first-ever podcast recorded and produced entirely from prison—was granted a “full and unconditional” pardon by Newsom.

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