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Update on COVID at Wabash
Christopher Trotter
Hello outside world, my name is Christopher Trotter. Again, calling inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Carlisle, Indiana, to update you on the COVID-19 situation inside the belly of the… Full Transcript
COVID Update: I Tested Positive
Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
My name is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. I am an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility here in Hutchinson, Kansas. Commentary is about the COVID-19. About four days ago, I started feeling sick. I woke up… Full Transcript
American Victims
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Kareem Charles Diggs. I met a woman one day while sitting in the visiting room. She asked me why was the prison so large? And why there was nothing but concrete wires,… Full Transcript
Flu Shots for Prisoners
Christopher Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m here at Wabash Valley. Inside the belly of the beast in Carlisle, Indiana. At the present time, we are on lock-down. Due to the upsurge in Corona virus cases… Full Transcript
Increase In Prison Guard Assault
Sergio Hyland
What’s up everybody, it’s Uptown Serg. I need you to listen to me on this. On August 26, 2020, at approximately 7:55 AM, a guard illegally deployed a pepper spray, assaulting a prisoner simply because… Full Transcript
Mumia Interview with Jeff Brown
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Jeff Brown: Comrade Mumia, please share with us your arc of awareness growing up in the United States as a black man and what inspired you to fight for social and economic justice for the… Full Transcript
Wabash COVID Outbreak
Christopher Trotter
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
Interview with Irena
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Irena: This is Irena Sean, a friend of Peter Mukuria also known as Pitt. These are some questions I had for him about solitary confinement. So, number one, how did it feel five years into… Full Transcript
Doing Hard Time
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
Wrongfully Convicted and Excessively Sentenced
Dennis “Solo” McKeithan
This is Dennis Solo McKeithan at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. And I called tonight to speak about the wrongfully convicted and excessively sentenced. You know, referring to myself, you know. I remember growing up hearing… 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
A Comrade’s Story
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Revolutionary greetings, this is comrade Pitt here at Red Onion State Prison. I’m calling in with a commentary based on this story that a comrade of mine shared that I’d like to share. It’s title-… 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
On Breonna Taylor
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Revolutionary greetings, this is comrade Pitt-Peter Kamal Mukuria, currently here at Red Onion Resort. I’m calling here pertaining a commentary about the disappointing decision in the grand jury hearing about the Breonna Taylor case. So… 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 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
“Pandemania.” The Coronavirus has hit, and in its wake has been exposed the cracks in the system, in economics, health, education, transportation, and the law, just to cite a few areas of human endeavor. We… Full Transcript