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SCI Phoenix on Lockdown Again
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derek Gibson, a prisoner incarcerated in the Pennsylvania department of corrections at SCI Phoenix. On July 30th, 2021, SCI Phoenix was placed on a total lockdown again by Superintendents Sorber due… Full Transcript
Of Jailhouse Lawyers
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Of Jailhouse Lawyers.” To be a jailhouse lawyer is to be, above all, a prisoner, and as such, among the most despised of men and women in the nation. “Jailhouse lawyer” was similarly a term… Full Transcript
In Prison (A Call for Help)
Jamil Pirant
Today, today was one them days where I really realized that I’m in prison. I mean, I always knew I was locked up, but today I realized that I’m in prison, I’m on a true… Full Transcript
Outside Looking Within And Embracing My Skin Pt. 2
Izell Robinson
Minutes later, the curtains would open, and at some point, I will be queued to enter the stage.“Hee-hee-hee! Azlon, you have risen! Together we shall defeat the evil witch for Narnia! Hee-hee-hee!” I enthusiastically proclaimed… Full Transcript
Forever You’ll Be Mine
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you to listeners… Full Transcript
Financial Literacy for Incarcerated People
Mansa Musa
Well, my name is Mansa Musa, and I’m founder and director of FLIP with stands for Financial Literacy for Incarcerated People. And, um, essentially what our program is about is we want to curtail the… Full Transcript
Outside Looking Within And Embracing My Skin Pt. 1
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. An innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you to listeners… Full Transcript
I Want Mines To Matter
Izell Robinson
This is a poetic piece called I want mine to matter. This is a poem that addresses the harsh realities of violence and police brutalities that has led to death, an effect that many inner… Full Transcript
Religious Freedom In Prison
Dallas Britt
Alright, this is Dallas Britt from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City, Rush City, MN, 7600-525 Street, Rush City, MN 55069. I usually like to use this platform for evangelism and for personal reflections, and I did… Full Transcript
On Restrictive Release List Of Solitary Confinement
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on the restricted release list of solitary confinement. After a week-long hunger strike and protest of the prison conditions of long-term… Full Transcript
Black August
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, an inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is on Black August. Black August commemorates George Jackson and the other victims of… Full Transcript
Journal Entry
The 12 Steps
Dallas Britt
This is Dallas Britt, Minnesota ID 225132, incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility—Rush City, Rush City, Minnesota 55069. For the last year and a half, I’ve been working a lot on becoming a better Christian and… Full Transcript
Genocide Schools
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Genocide School.” While most of us think of schools as a social good, in the history of some people, that has not been the case. Among Canada’s indigenous people, those we have come to call… Full Transcript
Sentencing of Derek Chauvin
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner incarcerated in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The sentencing of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin is again a travesty of injustice by a brazenly racist system, that the… Full Transcript
Saving Souls
Dallas Britt
This is Dallas Britt, Minnesota ID number 225132. I’m incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City, 7600 525th Street Rush City, Minnesota, 55069. And I just had a message for my Christian brothers and sisters. I… Full Transcript
My Mother’s Stuck
Heather Jarvis
My name is Heather Jarvis, and this is called my mother’s stuck. Women’s incarceration has grown at twice the pace of men incarceration in recent decades, 80% of women in jail are mothers. Most of… Full Transcript
Consuewella Africa: Presente!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Consuewella Africa: Presente!” For many, the name Consuewella Africa is like many of the Africas: about interchangeable, for unless you spent time with them, how could you know them? Consuewella, called Swella by her MOVE… Full Transcript
Power To The People
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you, the listeners,… Full Transcript
This is Dallas Britt, 225132 at Minnesota Correctional Facility, Rush City, Rush City, MN, 7600-525 Street, Rush City, MN 55069. “Praying For Wisdom.” I think it’s just as important as praying for the removal of… Full Transcript