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The Illusion of Correctional Medicine
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The illusion of correctional medicine. by Mumia Abu-Jamal In the netherworld of American prisons, one must jettison any medical assumptions one brings in from the so-called free world. We’ve been conditioned to see nurses as… Full Transcript
Stay Denied in Hep C Case
Mumia Abu-Jamal
” Stay Denied in Hep-C case.” When a U.S. District Court ruled in early January that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections had twice violated the Constitution and also ordered them to begin treating me for… Full Transcript
Mona, Monica, and Pam: Harriet’s Granddaughters
Mumia Abu-Jamal
March, we are told, is Women’s History Month. We are here to celebrate the lives of several revolutionary women, but also to recognize a simple, undeniable truth: without women, there would be no months to… Full Transcript
His Name is Michael Africa
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Years ago, while working at one of Philadelphia’s Black-oriented radio stations, I met Mike Africa, who along with Delbert, Eddie and several other MOVE members, came up for an interview at the station. I remember… Full Transcript
Janine Africa: MOVE member
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Janine Africa has been a member of the MOVE Organization since the 1970s. On August 8th, 1978, she was in the house when it was raided by a heavily-armed phalanx of cops, armed with shotguns… Full Transcript
Omar Askia Ali
Omar Askia Ali
My given name is Edward Sistrunk. My Islamic name is Omar Askia Ali. My current address is one Kelly drive, Coal Township, PA 17866-1021. Also go online and review my column of a newspaper, page… Full Transcript
Delbert Africa: MOVE Member
Mumia Abu-Jamal
His name is Delbert Africa, a well-known member of the MOVE organization of Philadelphia. But if you’re in your twenties or thirties or even your forties, you may be forgiven if you don’t know the… Full Transcript
The Discussion Classes
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Discussion Class.” Sometimes a jewel of knowledge comes from the distant past and throws light on the present. It can come from unexpected sources. In the mid-1850s, a conservative political philosopher Don Juan Donoso… Full Transcript
American Jewish Lobbies’ Chickens Come Home to Roost
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“American Jewish lobbies’ chickens come home to roost,” by Shakaboona. During the presidential election campaign of 2016, Donald Trump often rhetorically asked African-Americans what do you have to lose in casting a vote for him.… Full Transcript
Victory for a Victim: A Salute for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. I am calling from Indiana. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun. I am an Indiana political prisoner. Today, I’m dealing with a piece called “Victory For a Victim: A Salute to Support Mumia… Full Transcript
Rain Down on Me
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello, this is a poem called “Rain Down on Me” in association with the commentary “A Storm is Coming.” It symbolizes the strength of rain and God’s vastness in purifying the land of evil, racism,… Full Transcript
There is a Storm a’Comin’
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a prison located in southern Indiana. I am presenting one of my personal pieces, “There… Full Transcript
Essay
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Edward Sistrunk. I’m known as Omar Askia Ali. I’ve been incarcerated since 1971, tried twice by an all-white jury for a murder robbery case that I had nothing to do with. The… Full Transcript
Trump Conspiring
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Trump Conspiring to Incarcerate Former President Barack Obama,” by Shakaboona. In the wake of Trump’s Russia scandal to influence the 2016 United States presidential elections, President Trump made a series of unsubstantiated claims and tweets… Full Transcript
Trump Russian Backed
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Donald Trump, the First Russian-Backed United States President” by Shakaboona. There is a wise saying among the African-American community that what does not come out in the wash will surely come out in the rinse.… Full Transcript
Lynne Stewart Tribute
Edward Pinkney
Lynne Stewart, you are my hero. Lynne Stewart, for many years of struggle against inequality, oppression, and injustice. You knew the blindfolded lady with the balanced scales no longer exists here in America. But Lynne… Full Transcript
Farewell Thoughts to My Friend, Lynne Stewart
Jaan Laaman
Farewell thoughts to my friend Lynne Stewart from Jaan Laaman, political prisoner. International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2017. With a sunny sky outside and, a quote, unquote, day without women’s strikes and other very positive… Full Transcript
Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer Freedom Fighter Presente!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer, Freedom Fighter, Presente! Lynne Stewart, after 78 weathers in America, has died after battling for years against breast cancer. But that was just some of her battles, and like most of… Full Transcript
Nothing Goes Unchanged
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone will change No one stays the same The young become the old And mysteries too unfold Cause that’s the way of time Nothing and no one goes… Full Transcript
![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
Benner Township, PA.-
On November 24th, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke.
By December 4th, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates" and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison.
Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility's virulent institutional racism.
In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent's assistant and "grievance coordinator" informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong.
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“A Beginning.” It has begun. Today marks the second day since I began the treatment regimen of direct-acting antiviral drugs, or DAADs, designed to eliminate Hepatitis C from my system. You, the people, made this… Full Transcript