![]() Country music isn't his thing, but he still finds Cash's connection with Folsom inspiring. Today, in the cafeteria at Folsom Prison, inmate Andrew Clayton plays guitar as part of a California prison program that provides training in music, painting and other creative pursuits: He's the lead guitarist with Blind Justice, one of the penitentiary's in-house bands. In the 50 years since At Folsom Prison was recorded, the percentage of Californians in state prisons has nearly doubled. He eventually refocused his energies on other causes, like helping the families of police officers who had been killed in the line of duty. Johnny Cash never saw the transformation he had hoped to see. "Between the attention that he created through his performances and being seated at the Senate, he created a lot more awareness," Schwoebel says. Among other proposals, he called for keeping minors out of jail and focusing on rehabilitating inmates. ![]() "He really had a passion for standing up for these people who were locked up, you know, and treated so poorly." "I think it really spoke to his rebellious side," Schwoebel explains. ![]() ![]() The album At Folsom Prison was released in May 1968. ![]()
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