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Published: April 14, 2022, 5:41 p.m.

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Two women, Bates and Stokes, were LPCs at Pontiac Correctional Center outside Chicago. They were popular with their clients. They always had each other\\u2019s back. And that... was just the start of their problems. Plus, the story of two men who come face to face one night in the canyonlands of southern Utah.

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Bates & Stokes

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Two women, Bates and Stokes, were LPCs at Pontiac Correctional Center outside Chicago. They were popular with their clients. They always had each other\\u2019s back. And that... was just the start of their problems.

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This story contains graphic elements and mentions suicide and racism. Please take care while listening.

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This story comes to us from WBEZ\\u2019s new season of the Motive podcast. This season investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns. Places where everyone knows each other and difficult truths get buried. Listen and subscribe to Motive now!

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Reported by Shannon Heffernan

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Produced by Jesse Dukes, Marie Mendoza, and Joe Deceault with story editing from John Fecile, Annie Nguyen, and Nancy Lopez

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Special thanks to Adamu Chan

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Original Score by Cue Shop and Renzo Gorrio

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Artwork by Teo Ducot

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The Incident At Poison Spider Mesa

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The story of two men who come face to face one night in the canyonlands of southern Utah.

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Brody Young is a Utah State Park Ranger and motivational speaker, helping other people figure out how to survive the unsurvivable. To find out more about his story, be sure to check out his website.

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Produced by Joe Rosenberg, original score by Leon Morimoto

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