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“The Parole Room”

Excellence in Audio Storytelling

Audible, 2025

Author(s): Staff

“The Parole Room” takes listeners on an intimate journey with Johnnie Veal, who has spent 50 years in prison and been denied parole 19 times for a police officer’s killing — a crime he insists he didn’t commit. The podcast also offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the parole process and asks a larger question: What is the purpose of prison?