Special Preview of Episode 7 of Letters from Sing Sing

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🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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As a special preview for Dateline listeners, here’s a sneak peek from the seventh and next-to-last episode of Letters from Sing Sing, an original podcast from NBC News Studios hosted by longtime investigative reporter Dan Slepian. In this clip, we hear from JJ as he continues to fight for his freedom, as a global pandemic makes life in prison even more dismal. Follow the podcast and listen to all episodes now: https://link.chtbl.com/lfss_fdsv

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dan Sleppian, a Dateline investigative producer for more than 25 years.
0:05.8	All 8 episodes of my new podcast, Letters from Singsing, have dropped, and I hope you've
0:10.7	been listening.
0:12.4	You're about to hear a clip from the 7th and next-to-last episode, in which JJ continues
0:17.4	to fight for his freedom, even as a global pandemic wreaks havoc on the already dismal conditions
0:22.9	inside Singsing.
0:25.4	For the clip, you can hear the rest of this episode and other episodes.
0:29.5	Just search for Letters from Singsing wherever you're listening, and make sure to follow
0:33.7	the podcast.
0:38.8	In the two decades since JJ's arrest, he's written hundreds of letters from his cell.
0:44.0	Most were to his mom Maria.
0:46.0	He typed so lot, but I told him I like that I'm handling that.
0:52.1	She's sitting at her kitchen table, holding one of them.
0:56.9	Dear, it's my beloved heart.
0:58.5	I wish you knew how sorry I am for all we've been through.
1:02.8	Life has been so unfair to us.
1:05.5	It haunts my every thought.
1:07.5	I can't even escape it in my dreams.
1:10.0	Thank God we have each other.
1:12.7	The greatest blessing I ever received was a mother who loved so passionately.
1:18.2	You said, Jay, they can lock up your body, but not your soul.
1:22.2	Your mind is free.
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