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Now Or Never Part 1
This is Izell Robinson, inmate number 210006 in Minnesota. Um, I wanted to do excerpts from a personal piece I wrote called “Now or Never: Education Versus Excuses.” Langston Hughes wrote a populsr poem that… Full Transcript
What We Want
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, uh, inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson Correctional, Kansas. This piece is called “What We Want.” Well, first part of the 10 point… Full Transcript
Karma Death
Okay, “Karma Death.” What does it all mean, this life in my karma death? The [inaudible] last night, must have been like a bomb, so loud it was silent. Everyone ran but me. I heard… Full Transcript
I Knew You
Because I knew you. Before you were one word like Ali, Elvis, or Madonna, I knew you way back when the land was still icey and the wind was still heavy with dragons and other… Full Transcript
Honesty And Integrity
Conditional Release Pt. 1
This is Izell Robinson, inmate number 210006, from Minnesota again. It was brought to my attention that it’d be good to bind up and express the concerns I had about pumping in Minnesota—the practice of… Full Transcript
Daunte Wright
So this commentary is on the murder of Daunte Wright. Um, the cycle continues. Um, it’s funny how less than 10 miles from where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the pig who murdered George Floyd,… Full Transcript
The Look
It’s called “The Look” for the people who, uh, believe in one race, one world, one color, which is human. I tried not to speak on the murder by the Minnesota officers. The look on… Full Transcript
Grievances at Woman’s Huron Valley
NAYKIMA: My name is Naykima Hill, and I’m calling from Women’s Huron Valley. I just want to let you guys know that the water is not following the CDC guidelines. They keep lying to the community telling… Full Transcript
Say His Name: Duante Wright
Say his name: Daunte Wright. Now let’s pause. This rampant killing and incarceration of black men in Minnesota must stop. The civil unrest is only a grieving response that at times take the form of… Full Transcript
My Silencing
I thank Prison Radio for this platform and allowing people in my condition, that’s routinely silenced, the real opportunity to have a voice. I am a son, brother, nephew, cousin, father, uncle, and decent man… Full Transcript
The Banquet
All right. This is Spoon Jackson, formerly of Uncuffed, laid off for no reason at all, looking for a job in radio! Anyways, uh, I would like to dedicate this poem to my Asian sisters… Full Transcript
On Uncuffed
Okay, what happened at Uncuffed was that, uh, they investigated Uncuffed, they sent a special, uh, prison police in there, and they did a couple of months of investigation, and came back and said, “Everything… Full Transcript
Failure Of The Criminal Justice System
Police Misconduct in MN
The murders of Philando Castile and George Floyd open the nation’s eyes and unsettled many people’s conscious to police abuse and misconduct here in Minnesota, where shouts for defund the police and criminal justice reform… Full Transcript
Keep Your Head To The Sky
Okay, this is, uh, Spoon Jackson, formerly of Uncuffed Radio. They, for some reason, terminated my job there and I found nothing wrong. So I have this piece written for them, but since they terminated… Full Transcript
Social Insecurity Number
My name is Gregory Kinnard, uh, I go by the book author, music artist, and movie screenwriter name “Promise.” This is a piece from my book, self-help non-fiction, titled “Social Insecurity Number.” This is the… Full Transcript
Virginia Departs The Death Game
“Virginia Departs the Death Game.” The state of Virginia, long the center of the American system of using the death penalty, has now, just days ago, abolished it. Virginia, the state from which most U.S. presidents… Full Transcript
Plus his written oration reminded me of speeches I used to study at [inaudible] oratory competition. I knew that I had to place a keen focus back on becoming the old me. My- all my… Full Transcript