The Community Around Martha Stewart's Prison

By Noah Adams

Published September 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Lifestyle maven Martha Stewart is preparing to serve time in the federal prison for women in Alderson, W.V. NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Hillary and John Benish, proprietors of Alderson Hospitality House -- a hostel for prison visitors -- about the prison and its relationship with the community.

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Noah Adams

Noah Adams, long-time co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, brings more than three decades of radio experience to his current job as a contributing correspondent for NPR's National Desk., focusing on the low-wage workforce, farm issues, and the Katrina aftermath. Now based in Ohio, he travels extensively for his reporting assignments, a position he's held since 2003.