The Prison Show
The Prison Show is a live radio program airing Friday nights from 9–11 PM Central on 90.1 FM KPFT in Houston since March 1980. Today, the program reaches beyond traditional radio through Facebook Live, YouTube, podcast platforms, and the Edovo App, where incarcerated individuals can watch or listen free on their tablets. The first hour focuses on issues important to incarcerated individuals and their families. The second hour features shout-outs from family and friends in the free world to loved ones behind wire and bars. Shout-outs can be made live by calling 713-526-5738, option 2, after 9:45 PM Friday nights, or prerecorded during the week through Facebook Messenger or by emailing david@theprisonshow.net. David Collingsworth is Producer and Dani Allen is Host. The Prison Show has never been simply a radio program. It has long served as a platform for advocacy, communication, and connection between incarcerated individuals, their families, and the broader community. Advocacy by The Prison Show helped persuade the Texas Legislature to approve telephones in TDCJ facilities in 2007, allowing incarcerated individuals greater access to their families. Texas was the last state to do so. After four years of negotiations with TDCJ and Securus, The Prison Show was approved for the Edovo App, providing free access to incarcerated individuals. Edovo is now available in 48 states and serves approximately 1.1 million incarcerated people. The people behind The Prison Show include formerly incarcerated individuals, teachers, professors, attorneys, chaplains, activists, advocates, family members, and community leaders united by the belief that those behind prison walls should not be forgotten. Through our staff, volunteers, guests, and community relationships, The Prison Show has connected with organizations including Death Row Angels, TX C.U.R.E., Texas Prisons Alliance, Texas Harm Reduction Alliance, Texas Incarcerated Families Association, End Mass Incarceration Houston, ACLU, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Death Penalty Action, Grassroots Leadership, TAJ – Texas Advocates for Justice, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance, Texas Voices for Reason and Justice, Rusty Diamond Network, attorneys Paul Morgan and Terry Peden, Pacifica Radio, and many others working in criminal justice, prison reform, reentry, harm reduction, family advocacy, and social justice. Our mission is to keep incarcerated individuals connected to their families and the outside world, while providing relevant news, success stories, interviews, and discussions about important cases and issues within the prison industrial complex. We strive to make the incarceration experience more humane. Your loved one wants to hear your voice. - Cowboy David Collingsworth The Prison Show is a nonprofit charitable organization, EIN 39-3056060, and a national multimedia radio program focused on communication and connection between incarcerated individuals and their families throughout prisons and jails. The Prison Show 226 Chipmunk Trail Shepherd, TX 77371 “It's time to holler down the pipe chase and rattle them bars!!” — Ray Hill
Episodes
Beyond the Bars - The Prison Show - 46 years of giving a voice to those too often unheard - October 16th 2026
For 46 years, The Prison Show has been a Houston radio institution and a vital communication lifeline connecting incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities inside and outside prison walls.
Broadcast live every Friday from 9–11 PM Central on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and Facebook Live, The Prison Show provides ...
Beyond the Bars: Exoneration, Abolition, Redemption & Hope - The Prison Show – October 9, 2026
For 46 years, The Prison Show has been a Houston radio institution and a vital communication lifeline connecting incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities inside and outside prison walls.
Broadcast live every Friday from 9–11 PM Central on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and Facebook Live, The Prison Show provides hope,...
The Prison Show – No more Harm - Hope: Re-Entry, Reform & Second Chances - October 2nd 2026
For 46 years, The Prison Show has been a Houston radio institution and a vital communication lifeline connecting incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities inside and outside prison walls.
Broadcast live every Friday from 9–11 PM Central on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and Facebook Live, The Prison Show provides hope, in...
The Prison Show – DEATH, JUSTICE, AC & DELIVERANCE- September 25th 2026
For 46 years, The Prison Show has been a Houston radio institution and a vital communication lifeline connecting incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities inside and outside prison walls.
Broadcast live every Friday from 9–11 PM Central on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and Facebook Live, The Prison Show provides hope, information, conversat...
· Andre Taylor – Texas Advocates for Justice (TAJ) Criminal Justice Organizer
· Marci Marie - The Prison Show Women’s Unit Reporter, Film maker and Director, Social Media Influencer, and Director of Community Engagement at Lioness Justice Impacted Women's
· Chivas Watson – End Mass Incarceration Houston and WorkingGroup512
· Abraham J. Bonowitz - Co-Director/Founder at Death Penalty Action htt...
The Prison Show - Keeping Families and Loved Ones Connected - September 11th 2026
For 46 years, The Prison Show has been a legendary Houston radio program and a vital communication lifeline connecting incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities both inside and outside prison walls.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9 - 11pm. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston and Facebook Live! The Prison Show brings listeners hope, i...
The Prison Show -Hope, Truth, and Second Chances - September 4th 2026
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to thousands...
The Prison Show Live - A Voice Beyond the Walls - August 28th 2026
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to thousands of...
The Prison Show Live - Beyond the Bars: Voices for Change - August 21st 2026
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to th...
The Prison Show Live - Freedom Has a Voice - August 14 2026
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to thousands of listen...
Justice Behind the Walls - August 7th 2026 – The Prison Show Live
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to thousan...
One Voice. One Mission. One Hope. - July 31st 2026 – The Prison Show Live
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, information, and connection to...
A Voice From the Free World: Justice, Hope & Second Chances - July 24th 2026 – The Prison Show Live
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, ...
Voices of Hope: Justice, Reentry & Second Chances - July 17th 2026 – The Prison Show Live
Tune in to The Prison Show—a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
Broadcast every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston, The Prison Show provides hope, informatio...
Lifelines of Hope: Reform, Abolition, and Redemption - July 10th 2026 – The Prison Show Live
Tune in to The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed live on Fa...
Hope, Healing & Justice | The Prison Show LIVE | July 3rd 2026
Tune in to The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed live on Facebook and later made available ...
June 26th 2026 - From Prison to Purpose: Voices of Hope and Change
Tune in to The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed live on Facebook and later made available ...
June 19th 2026
Tune into The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9 to 11 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed on Facebook Live, and then uploaded onto YouTube, and various podcast platforms including Spotify and...
June 12th 2026
Tune into The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9 to 11 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed on Facebook Live, and then uploaded onto YouTube, and various podcast platforms including Spotify and...
May 29th 2026
Tune into The Prison Show, a legendary live radio program based in Houston, Texas, that has served as a vital communication lifeline between incarcerated individuals and their families for 46 years.
The Prison Show airs every Friday night from 9 to 11 PM Central Time on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
The program is also streamed on Facebook Live, and then uploaded onto YouTube, and various podcast platforms including Spotify and ...
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