At Futuro Media, Hinojosa continues to bring attention to experiences and points of view that are often overlooked or underreported in mainstream media, all while mentoring the next generation of diverse journalists to delve into authentic and nuanced stories. His stories have appeared in The FADER, This American Life, Planet Money, NPR News, Studio 360 and many other outlets. Instead theyd at her watch a fiction show or read a fiction book, but I believe real life stories are much more interesting and soul catching than fiction. Required fields are marked *. David Luis 'Suave' Gonzalez. I feel like Im leaving my brothers behind.. Follow her on Twitter and sign up for her newsletter, College Inside, on the future of postsecondary education in prison. Approximately 2,500 juveniles have been effectively sentenced to die in prisonconsidered "irredeemable" by the state for crimes committed when they were just teenagers. Jennifer Amell. She has mixed and produced music in a multitude of genres (from jazz to pop) and received an independent music award for her work. Approximately 2,500 juveniles have been effectively sentenced to die in prisonconsidered "irredeemable" by the state for crimes committed when they were just teenagers. And then the Supreme Court says HINOJOSA: It's going to happen. Co-Host/Inspiration. I mean, I was really struck by something you said in the first episode - that, quote, "We have this tool that we journalists can use, which is our humanity" - that if you give humanity, you're going to get it back. My God theres so many more important things in life. Maria learns more about Suaves childhood in the south Bronx and the sudden move that led him to the Badlands of north Philadelphia as a teenager. At Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, Suave joined the largest population of juvenile lifers in the country, young men considered by the U.S. justice system to be irredeemable. Then, in 2016, a Supreme Court decision changed everything. Doesnt matter if you doing good, if you got a job, it doesnt matterit could be snatched up in a heartbeat and theres nothing you could do about it.. Police say 34-year-old Luiz Martinez struck the victim in the face inside a bar in Paterson Sunday night, causing 54-year-old Agustin Arias-Gomez to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground. He has continued community-based work since his release, as Director of Nu-Stop Resource center, an organization that offers assistance to individuals transitioning from prison to life outside. Thats the way we change the world. GONZALEZ: And I always tell people, like, we never know who we're going to touch. When I say we, Im talking about lifers. I tried eight times before I passed it. A hellion for his first ten years in prison (he spent 8 years in solitary confinement), things dramatically changed for Suave when he persuaded prison authorities to invite the journalist Maria Hinojosa to speak at Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania where he was incarcerated. A conversation with Maria Hinojosa and David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez exploring the Pulitzer-Prize-winning podcast 'Suave.'Maria Hinojosa spent nearly 20 years . In 2019, Futuro Studios debuted with The Battle of 187, a co-production with the Los Angeles Times, following up with Con Todo: Brown Love in collaboration with Netflix, Radical Imagination with PolicyLink, and TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones. Death by Incarceration. At the time, Suave. In a shockingly backwarddecision authored by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court reinstated juvenile life without parole. Everything she thought she knew about his case turns upside down. CHANG: And Suave, can you take me back to that moment? It has a value and people care. Because I was illiterate, I really didn't understand the process. The podcast is distributed byPRXand was released free to audiences in February 2021. Thank you so much for joining us, both of you. His stories have appeared in The FADER, This American Life, Planet Money, NPR News, Studio 360 and many other outlets. Audreys reporting with Reveal on deadly for-profit disability care led to the unraveling of one of the countrys largest group home companies and earned a Garden State Award for podcasting. After the Montgomery v Louisiana ruling, Suave spoke with producer Michael Simon Johnson. Thank you so much for joining us, both of you. Once on the outside, he tries to continue this way of life. But over the years, they became close. Her narrative podcast Aftereffect from WNYC Studios won a Newswomens Club of New York Award, a National Center on Disability Journalism Award, and was a Scripps Howard and Third Coast finalist. When you do something like that it feels so good to see your kindness saved a life. Suave reckons with the last three decades of his life. At Futuro Media, Hinojosa continues to bring attention to experiences and points of view that are often overlooked or underreported in mainstream media, all while mentoring the next generation of diverse journalists to delve into authentic and nuanced stories. Suave, you just heard Maria say, he's not a friend. I was fascinated with prison flicks. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He taught other inmates to read. And Maria Hinojosa is founder of the Futuro Media Group. I feel like Im leaving my brothers behind.. Suave reckons with the last three decades of his life. Journalist Maria Hinojosa met David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993 while speaking at the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. In embarrassing fashion, all the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices went along. I asked the teacher, What the heck is going on in there, a Klan meeting? She was like Nah, its a college program.. If you're asking me today, yes, I consider Maria my friend. Journalist Maria Hinojosa met David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993 while speaking at the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. Please note that this episode contains a brief description of violence and sexual abuse. And I understood that. Journalist Maria Hinojosa met David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993 while speaking at the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. As the decades pass, Suave becomes a mentor for younger men and a model citizen inside the prison. After Suave is cleared from all accusations, he returns to his home in Philadelphia and tries to move on with his life. That's when it hit me. I'm still trying to understand society for what it is. I mean, it was, like, the farthest thing from my mind. You know, and I say all the time, in 2017 when I stepped out that prison, not my family, not my community, not my friends - it was Maria Hinojosa that was there waiting for me. If we would just stop our chaos and look at people individually! Every program that I took, we created. Imagine following a story for almost 30 years - the ups, the downs and the relationship that evolves between reporter and source. That's when it hit me. Theres no winners in this. FPL Lessons: David Luiz wins out in Sarri shake-up. His stepfather did not call him by his name but referred to him by cruel epithets. What starts as a brief conversation leads to decades of communication between the two, walking the boundary between a journalist-source relationship and true friendship. Im serious, bro, who wouldve thought that a juvenile lifer [who] learned how to read and write in prison, went to prison with an IQ of 56, would one day win the Pulitzer Award and the IDA award, which is like the Oscar of podcasts? And I understood that. And I trusted her, and I still do. But the return to prison has him questioning a lot of things, including what led him there in the first place. The crime was a robbery-turned-shooting that resulted in the 1986 death of 13-year-old Danny Martinez in Philadelphia. Confronting Satan in a Dark Spanish Castle, Three Women in the News Are Setting Fire to an Ancient Trope, Trumps Lawyer Did Him No Favors on Thursday. If you wait for the DOC to give you permission to do it, its never gonna get done. - for a journalist to make. GONZALEZ: From 1998, '99, I gave up all hope. What was it like to catch up with the world almost 30 years later? She found her passion for radio at Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, as an engineer, producer, and on-air personality. And if you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Hinojosas nearly 30-year career as an award-winning journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring the Emmy Award winning talk show from WGBH Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One. The Jones decision effectively closed the door of judicial review for many outstanding cases. But he soon realizes there are limits to how much freedom he can ever truly have, and Maria realizes there are limits to how much she can help him. Maggie was also a TV documentary host for VICE and Oxygens The Disappearance of Maura Murray. I know like all these publications publishing my story, the fact that you won that Pulitzer and Ear Hustle was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020, it means that people wanna hear our stories. I genuinely care. Shes been invited to discuss her reporting on WBEZs Morning Shift, WAMUs 1A and NPRs Up First podcast. With the first two episodes of the new Suave podcast from Futuro Studios now playing, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Futuro colleague and Suave co-producer Julieta Martinelli to talk about the making of the podcast and how the story of David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez is the story of one man's incarceration and redemption and an unusual relationship between a . The Suave podcast was always scrappy from the start. The organization gave away scholarships of $500, $1,000 and $2,000. In 2018 she was a Fellow at Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a frequent speaker across the country. Education was just another tool to fight the system. Northern California
David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez met journalist Maria Hinojosa in 1993 during a talk at the prison in Pennsylvania where he was serving a sentence for first-degree homicide. You know, Im gonna be the baddest dude on the block.. As she anxiously awaits a phone call from Suave, Maria sets out to try and figure out what happened and eventually finds herself torn between her faith in Suaves innocence and her responsibility to believe his accuser. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Kagan wrote that adolescence is marked by transient rashness, proclivity for risk and inability to assess consequences, all factors that should mitigate the punishment received by juvenile defendants. And I want to talk to Maria about that because, Maria, you essentially become a character in this podcast, which is a choice - right? I mean, I was really struck by something you said in the first episode - that, quote, "We have this tool that we journalists can use, which is our humanity" - that if you give humanity, you're going to get it back. I failed miserably in going to the hole for fuckin guards up. David Luiz. Maggie is an Adjunct Professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and formerly the Producer-at-Large for Latino USA. How big of a difference would it make if institutions across the country really put a focus on education? Suave is a seven-part podcast series about the criminal justice system that sentences juveniles to life in prison particularly young men of color and what happens when, decades later, theyre suddenly granted one more chance at freedom. When I met Maria, I was at a point that I wanted to commit suicide. So to me, education was about fighting the system and changing the law. Writing for the majority, Justice Kagan emphasized that judges must be able to consider the characteristics of juvenile defendants in order to issue a fair and individualized sentence. But in journalism, a source is somebody that could report what - the injustices taking place behind these prison walls that society don't know about. She teaches audio reporting at the NYU School of Journalism. At Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, Suave joined the largest population of juvenile lifers in the countrymen considered by the justice system to be irredeemable for acts committed when they were just teenagers. They kept in touch over the decades by phone, letter, and occasional visits. In 1988, David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez was found guilty of first-degree homicide. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. There he earned a bachelors in education and marketing. Hard work pays off for David Luiz. But it was new to me because when I went in, I had a complete family. Endorser Level ($250): Your organization name will be included on all promotional emails and on the PVS website as an event sponsor; Supporter Level ($500): In addition to the above, your organization will be listed on the invitation, as a sponsor during the event on slides, and receive 5 raffle tickets for Suaves artwork; Friend Level ($1,000):In addition to the above, your organization will be named as a title sponsor throughout and receive 10 raffle tickets. As a Soros Justice Media Fellow, she spent 2019 documenting the human repercussions of changing legal policies along the U.S.-Mexico border. - for a journalist to make. You know, these are things that I need to learn.Luis Suave Gonzalez. December 6, 1986. And it was just the most unbelievable thing, truly. Mike Levin/Getty Images David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole when he was 17. We had a secret, unspoken bond. But it was new to me because when I went in, I had a complete family. David Luis Suave Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole when he was 17. And he imagines this is what his life will be like until he dies.
Luis Suave Gonzalez was only 17 at the time, making him a juvenile, but he was tried as an adult and given a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of ever being released. Convicted of the first-degree murder of a. "So this day is not . Suave, as he likes to be called, was serving a life sentence without parole for a crime he committed when he was 17 years old. Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Montgomery v Louisiana case that people like Suave, called juvenile lifers, have the right to be re-sentencedwhich means his life sentence could be reduced to time he has already served. Hinojosas nearly 30-year career as an award-winning journalist includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring the Emmy Award winning talk show from WGBH Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One. 70% of all juveniles serving life without parole are people of color. A Latino juvenile lifer, Suave had been on what he described as a suicide mission. Luis "Suave" Gonzalez was only 17 at the time, making him a juvenile, but he was tried as an adult and given a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of ever being released. GONZALEZ: I always understood what a source meant. Newsletter. CHANG: Yeah. If you ask me, go on the Internet and Google something, Id be lost. 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalists for audio included NPR and NBC News. I'm like a baby learning how to be a decent human being. You know the same way we grind when we hustlin on the corners, the same way you gotta hustle when you in the prison system. Seuss book. You had life without parole. I mean, it's kind of crazy. DAVID LUIS "SUAVE" GONZALEZ: It hit me almost 10 years later that I have a life sentence, that I'm going to die in prison. We are ghetto or urban journalists, whatever they want to call us. She teaches audio reporting at the NYU School of Journalism. 505 likes. Suave is moved to a new prison and meets someone in his block who is getting a lot of attention. But as Suave readies for life on the outside, his excitement gives way to a never ending list of fears about what life outside of prison might be like. Support for Suave was provided by the Art for Justice Fund, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and The Heising-Simons Foundation: Unlocking knowledge, opportunity, and possibilities. Suave also reckons with complicated emotions, wavering between the unparalleled joy of his upcoming release and the guilt of leaving behind the men hes considered his brothers for nearly three decades. 379 Followers, 41 Following, 39 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Luis Suave Gonzalez (@suave_gonzalez) She has mixed and produced music in a multitude of genres (from jazz to pop) and received an independent music award for her work. This years awards honored work produced in 2021. But as Suave readies for life on the outside, his excitement gives way to a never ending list of fears about what life outside of prison might be like. Maggie is an Adjunct Professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and formerly the Producer-at-Large for Latino USA. So I was able to encourage them to go to school. During her eight years as CNNs urban affairs correspondent, Hinojosa often took viewers into communities rarely shown on television and continued that work longform on Now on PBS. A Philadelphia judge sentenced him to life without parole for a crime he committed when he was 17 years old. Marlon Bishop is a Peabody Award-winning radio producer and editor with a focus on Latin America, immigration, identity and society, music and the arts. Journalist Maria Hinojosa met David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993 while speaking at the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. Attendees who make a suggested donation of $15 or more will be entered into a raffle to win an original piece of Suave Gonzalez artwork, painted expressly for PVS, courtesy of an anonymous donor. Imagine what it would be like to help a person struggling, change their life and see them fly. 10.20.2022 David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez A curated collection of links The Record What are records? How does that sit with you? Fantasy Premier League FPL set-pieces: Free-kicks add to David Luiz appeal. His goal in life is to change the narrative of what people coming from prison look like. The story of David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez on Latino USA - Saturday at 6pm This week, a story three decades in the making. Ive never seen one in my life. Lance Reenstierna. Contact us today about becoming a sponsor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. When I met Maria, I was at a point that I wanted to commit suicide. Martinelli previously wrote for CBS-46 in Atlanta, the Gwinnett Daily Post, and the Atlanta Latino Newspaper. All rights reserved. Subscribe Today, We've got nowhere else to go Concord family homeless once again after temporary apartment stay, Unpredictability and economic viability are stressors to farmer mental health, For Alex Ray, altruisim is a common theme, Calle Walton to be grand marshal of Future in Sights fundraising walk, We've got nowhere else to go Concord family homeless once again after temporary apartment stay, Concord Monitor Recent Obituaries: All of Concord Monitor's Recent Obituaries, Theres a new restaurant coming to Concord, with a familiar name and location, Avian flu is here and is a danger to cats and dogs as well as poultry. GONZALEZ: I always understood what a source meant. And I was honored to be that source. She is the author of two books and has won dozens of awards, including: four Emmys, the John Chancellor Award, the Studs Terkel Community Media Award, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club, and the Ruben Salazar Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAHJ. A new podcast from Futuro Media follows Suave's path to freedomand . Were all dying in here. Ear Hustle from Radiotopia and PRX was a finalist in 2020. Those incarcerated serving life and long terms, we gotta get out the mindset that we need permission from the DOC. All rights reserved. DAVID LUIS "SUAVE" GONZALEZ: It hit me almost 10 years later that I have a life sentence, that I'm going to die in prison. We explore the tactics of ruthless prosecutors in the 80s, and how Pennsylvania became the state that sentenced the most juveniles in the country to life in prison without parole. As he looks inward and determines to break intergenerational cycles he begins therapy to deal with the trauma of his childhood and incarceration. The Courts analysis was rooted in a long-standing rule that the Eighth Amendment embodies evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.. And thats the life hes leading, in and out of solitary confinement, when he meets Maria Hinojosa in 1993. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "SUAVE") Her stories about immigrant youth, life in prison and what happens after have aired nationally on NPR programs, including Here and Now, Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. And that's good journalism. He also co-hosts Death by Incarceration, which will be featuring episodes this fall focused on the various ways people in prison get an education. Suave contacted Mural Arts of Philadelphia and his wall murals started showing up around the city. The Pulitzer Prizesannouncedthe winners of the 2022 awards, naming the podcast series Suave fromFuturo Studiosand public media organizationPRXas the winner in theAudio Reportingcategory. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On his way to court, Suave is surprised by the smell of fresh air as he boards a bus and leaves the prison grounds for the first time in decades. Yeah, definitely, definitely, definitely. Maria worries about the lasting effects of lifetime parole on Suave and comforts him through some tough disappointments. For example, I dont know how to use a cell phone. Suave ponders what it truly means to be free. Is there a part of you that believes Maria is on your side? Im getting out of jail, and when I mean getting out, I mean mentally. He was 17 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison. Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison for homicide when he was 17 and spent 33 years behind bars. It's important that the Latino community knows that these [Esperanza's] resources exist.". Here is our report: But I know that if I get out, Im going to still need some help. After expecting to die in prison, suddenly Gonzalez had another chance at freedom. Suave, as he likes to be called, was serving a life sentence without parole for a crime he committed when he was 17 years old. GONZALEZ: That I am a human being that committed a mistake, paid for it and still trying to work on myself. Fifteen seconds. In many states - including Pennsylvania, where Gonzalez was sentenced -there are few, if any, college opportunities for people with such lengthy sentences. She previously covered the criminal justice system, policing and immigration for Nashville Public Radio. Juvenile life without parole sentences disproportionately hit Black and brown children. Each week, , hosts David "Suave" Gonzalez (Suave podcast/released lifer) and Kevin McCracken (Adulting Well podcast) will be joined by law-makers, community leaders, policy-makers, formerly incarcerated and the currently incarcerated as they shed light on institutions that viciously target and harm marginalized communities, specifically Keep changing our world and spread kindness to all., Your email address will not be published. The very last word she said was You can become a voice for the voiceless. And I was just like, Damn, why am I letting this lady mess up my high?. Gonzalez said. She was an NPR Next Generation Radio fellow and 2019 Ford Foundation 50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism fellow. I guarantee you nobody saw that coming, bro. CHANG: I want to bounce what you just said off of Suave. And I felt like I was breaking that bond. I mean, listen, I put it like this: our struggle and our journey in the prison system prepare us for this. At the end of September, Thomas got word that he is suitable for parole following Newsoms clemency and he expects to go home sometime in early 2023. And the more she learns about Suaves crime, the more she comes to question the events that put Suave in prisonand the system that puts away children to life in the first place. Still, Gonzalez eventually fought his way into Villanova Universitys privately funded college program at Graterford Prison, the maximum security facility where he was incarcerated. The U.S. is the only nation that sentences people to life without parole for crimes committed before turning age 18. CHANG: So Maria, I want to start with you because you met Suave back in the early '90s when the conversation around the criminal justice system was so different from the conversation we are having now about the criminal justice system. At a Pennsylvania prison, Suave joined the largest population of juvenile lifers in the country. And it was just the most unbelievable thing, truly. Imagine following a story for almost 30 years - the ups, the downs and the relationship that evolves between reporter and source. Futuro Studiosis the new creative division of the Futuro Media Group, an independent nonprofit organization producing multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical voice to the diversity of the American experience. As a reporter for NPR, Hinojosa was among the first to report on youth violence in urban communities on a national scale. And I'm at a point in my career when I can say it makes me a better journalist. For more about Suave, listen to Life Sentence from Latino USA: Featured image:Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images, I hope my brother Luis suave Gonzalez gets out soon, Damn straight I havent see David in years, Yeah free david he need to get out already sooo happy for him, I heard the 104.5 morning show with Suave and I was so impressed! CHANG: So Maria, I want to start with you because you met Suave back in the early '90s when the conversation around the criminal justice system was so different from the conversation we are having now about the criminal justice system. So please be kind to everyone and everything. When Suave is finally released from prison, he is placed on house arrest and tries to adjust to his new reality while he awaits his chance to plead his case in front of a judge. Though what all of the art and journalism we honor today has in common is that it was done ethically and seriously and in its enterprise has played a part in keeping our democracies vibrant.. You do not need permission to get an education or to educate yourself. Today, he heads up the editorial podcast team at Futuro Studios, the original programming division of the Futuro Media Group. GONZALEZ: That I am a human being that committed a mistake, paid for it and still trying to work on myself. suave@deathbyincacerationpodcast.com. Thats what education doesall it takes is one cool motherfucker to walk down that school building for everybody else to think that its cool to enroll. Over a 16 year period, Suave obtained a GED and a B.A. Tim Pilleri . You got to know how to read and write. Journalist Maria Hinojosa met David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez in 1993 while speaking at the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania. Thats the way I was thinking because in PA, life without parole, means till you die. lmma try something new because I tried everything else and I failed. Acclaimed journalist Maria Hinojosa met Suave 27 years ago when she was invited to speak at a graduation ceremony at Graterford. Gonzalez, though not visited by PVS, speaks powerfully about the importance of human connections during his time inside. Stephanie Lebow is the Senior Audio Engineer across Futuro Medias properties. Suave tells the story of what happens when your whole world is a prison cell, and you suddenly get a second chance at life. Everything I knew up to that point was as a child in prison. How did that happen? Your focus is not nonsense no more. HINOJOSA: Yeah. The Story of The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go" Spanish Lyrics. l mean, of course it would have been easier, but guess what? The fifth fellow, Luis Suave Gonzalez, will appear Nov. 2 at a public symposium on overhauling the criminal justice system. So I started visualizing and putting myself in places that Id never been before.
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