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Doing Hard Time
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
My name is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. I am a prisoner at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility here in Hutchinson, Kansas. My commentary is called “Doing Hard Time.” About a month ago, the prison was locked down… Full Transcript
Beyond the Polls
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Beyond the Polls.” In a few days, the roiling elections of 2020 will be history, but what kind of history will it be? No one really knows, for certainty is but a feeling, not a… Full Transcript
Disaster At The Heart of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Disaster the heart of empire.” As Americans slink toward the elections, a sense of disquiet haunts the land. It’s a feeling of heightened caution, the shadow of fear radiate from a proto-fascist government, one riddled… Full Transcript
Support Prison Radio
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia: This is Mumia Abu-Jamal. A few words in support of the efforts of Prison Radio to raise funds to keep the wolf from the door. Prison radio has brought you the voices of those… Full Transcript
Mad As Hell
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Mad As Hell.” The hospitalization of an American president is a story that pierces every other story in the media, and Trump has played it like he’s on Broadway. I can hardly count the guys… Full Transcript
Julian’s Run
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Julian’s Run.” First things first, who was Julian Assange? And secondarily, why is his struggle of import to any of us? Assange, born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia in 1971, is the founder of the global… Full Transcript
Breonna’s Deathbed
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Breonna’s Deathbed.” Her name, Breonna Taylor, has become a call to be chanted and shouted at protests now joined by that of many other black people who were killed by distinct with perfect impunity. A… Full Transcript
Violent Offenders
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
Dear outside world, my name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling from inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlisle, Indiana. I would like to speak to you in regards of prisoners… Full Transcript
Political Prisoner
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter, and I’m a political prisoner held inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I came into the prison system with a four-year sentence for theft. And… Full Transcript
In Solitary Confinement
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling from inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I served 20 years in solitary confinement. And I just wanted to share something with you… Full Transcript
On COVID-19
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling from inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I’m living under the threat of COVID-19 inside the facility. It’s like waiting for the Grim… Full Transcript
Racism and United States Penal System
Donald Brown
My name’s Don Brown 468895; I’m calling from Ohio. This is called “Racism and the United States Penal System.” I’m sure that y’all are all aware of the racism that plagues our penal system within… Full Transcript
Inside The Inside of Lockdown America
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Inside the inside of lockdown America. When one considers the social implication of COVID-19 rampage throughout America, one must recognize that its greatest impact was upon perhaps 80% of America those who are in what… Full Transcript
Psychological Impact of Solitary Confinement
Bryant Arroyo
Now I want to address the issue of the newly imposed administrative policy throughout the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We are in a congregated administrative custody isolation mode, as far as the functioning, with respect… Full Transcript
Psychological Impact of Solitary Confinement
Bryant Arroyo
“The Psychological Impact of Solitary Confinement.” Now I want to address the issue of the newly imposed administrative policy throughout the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We are in a congregated administrative custody isolation mode, as… Full Transcript
Super Max Prisons
Donald Brown
My name’s Don Brown, 467895; I’m calling from Ohio. This is about supermax prisons. I was in a supermax prison from 2009 to 2014. And I’d like to talk about the effects that has on… Full Transcript
The Populism of Pandemics
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For months now, the nation has been battered by the ravages of COVID-19: the Coronavirus. With millions of people infected, and over 190,000 people now dead, it now turn out that from the very start,… Full Transcript
UCSC Prison Narrative with Mumia
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Interviewer: I’m honored to have this opportunity to ask you this question, and nd this question stems from your book, Jailhouse Lawyers, and in the book you, I quote, you wrote about how we often… Full Transcript
Julian Assange
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Julian Assange, perhaps one of the best-known of the WikiLeaks collective, spent seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London until, under circumstances that remain unclear, his asylum became his detention—pending his extradition to the… Full Transcript
Hello, my name is Christopher Trotter. I’m coming live inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlisle, Indiana. At this moment, the facility is on lock-down due to COVID-19. A upkick… Full Transcript