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Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. The title of this piece is called “Gun violence.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. I was watching on the news, and it… Full Transcript
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Bambi Nicole King
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Shut Down WHV
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Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Prayers of a Savage
Mistreatment of Transgender Inmates at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
Slavery Is On The Ballot
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is in ND7568. The title of this piece is “Slavery is on the ballot.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison behind enemy lines. The Thirteenth Amendment punishment clause allows… Full Transcript
The Sisyphean Prisoner
The Death of The Death Penalty
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The death of the death penalty. In a stunning surprise, the jury, hearing sentencing arguments in the case of Nicholas Cruz at the Stoneman Douglas School, Parkland, FL for the killing of 17 people, recommended… Full Transcript
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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
The Women of Huron Valley
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
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Lack of Trans Support in The State of Indiana
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Transgender Discrimination at IDOC
The Blood Of The Lamb
Steven Nicholson
Hi, this is Mr. Nicholson, Steve, from Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, MI. I’ve been off of here for a while, just been very busy crocheting and doing a lot of other stuff. Prison life… Full Transcript
The London Police
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. The title of this piece is “The London Police.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. I recently released a commentary about Queen Elizabeth… Full Transcript
Let Me Go To The Hospital
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Crystal Clark my inmate number is 435064. I’m in WHV, the valley of death. When I say this is the valley of death, it is. This is sad. Like my life,… Full Transcript
The Truth Kills
Joadanus Olivas
“The truth kills.” The truth kills: how ironic this kind of statement is for me. I filed a grievance that exposed officer corruption and was a witness for fellow prisoners, and then this all hurt… Full Transcript
In Need of Assistance After 5 Months in the Box
Torrey Braxton
Hi everybody, it’s Torrey Braxton once again. I would have called back months ago, but, once again, I’m locked up in the Michigan Department of Corrections. They held me hostage in seg- in the hole,… 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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