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20,000 Days
Steven Nicholson
Alright, my name is Steven Nicholson here at Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, MI. The name of this poem is “20,000 Days.” Sometimes I feel like a miserable, minuscule, pitiful, little fool. 20,000 days on… Full Transcript
This Is Sad
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Clark from in WHV, the valley of death. We need all our recorders, we need to get out to get somebody to get out- This is sadness. They blocked some… Full Transcript
Sitting In A Cell..
Robert Neibler
My name is Robert Neibler, 399870. Baraga Correctional Facility, 13924 Wadaga Road, Baraga, MI 49908. Sitting in a cell block somewhere in Northern Michigan is a man screaming, “They took my child” at a volume… Full Transcript
Population Control
Steven Nicholson
Hey, I’m Steven, with a V, Nicholson. I’m at cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson. The name of my piece is “Population Control.” Just a quick intro, I am standing outside,in the rain in the cold,… Full Transcript
Parole Board
Jamil Pirant
My name is Jamil Pirant. I’m calling from Indiana DOC. This is called “Parole Board.” Maybe two weeks ago, I was at work, and I heard the CO come on the floor and say, “Who… Full Transcript
Shaka Nantambu
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
To support Shaka: bit.ly/shakacorrespondent My inmate number is NB7568, and I’m calling from SCI Chester. The title of this piece is called “Shaka Natambu.” This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. from the belly of the beast.… Full Transcript
Interview with Aunt Rose pt. 2
Back from Segregation
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Charley Hughes, also known as Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey. I am at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, and this piece is just an introduction of me no longer being in segregation. It was pretty much-… Full Transcript
An Introduction
Kenneth Zamarron
This is Kenneth Lee Zammaron. I’m currently incarcerated at Wabash Valley located in Indiana at Carlisle. I’ve been incarcerated since I was 16 and been here now for 15 years. And when I first came… Full Transcript
In The Moment
Joseph Kwaha
My name is Joseph Kwaha, and I’m calling out of SCI Chester. As my buttocks are planted firmly upon this top bunk, my legs are dangling off the side of it. My feet are circling… Full Transcript
On Somali Martin
Ivan Kilgore
So, you know, the young man who they just recently arrested- his name was Somali Martin. And, you know, I knew Somali very well, and he- I don’t think he been out of prison for… Full Transcript
Thank You For Writing Us
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Clark. My inmate number is 435064. I’m in WHV, the valley of death. This prison is the valley of death. We keep on getting harassed, retaliate, by calling the radio… Full Transcript
The Road
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. Now artistic expression and writing has become a therapy, allowing me an outlet to analyze, explore, and motivate change in my online life today. I want to… Full Transcript
CALL FOR THE COMPASSIONATE RELEASE OF SHAWN “FLIP” JOYNER WHO SUFFERS FROM TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
By Kevin Rashid JohnsonShawn “Flip” Joyner is a VA prisoner suffering with terminal brain cancer. On August 23,2021, after being rushed to the ER from Nottoway Correctional Center where he was diagnosed with grade 4… Full Transcript
Interview With Aunt Rose
Slave To The System
Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick
My name is Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick, and I’m calling from SCI Chester in Pennsylvania. This piece is titled “Slave to the System.” It’s so hard for me to sleep at night. I toss and turn often,… Full Transcript
Shakespeare in Prison
Spoon Jackson
Okay, this is Spoon Jackson of Rabbits of Realness, and I wanted to let people know that thelittle zine that me and another artist, SaraMarie Bottaro, have put out a little booklet called TheRabbits of… Full Transcript
“Another Life, Another Loss.” They came to America to escape from inter-ethnic wars in the DRC, the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Central Africa. Like many refugees of war, they thought that America was the… Full Transcript