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I Need Your Support
Krystal Clark
I want to tell you I need your support, like I really need your support like none ever. Please continue sending letters, callling, whatever we got to do to the government. I really feel like… Full Transcript
Prison As A Laboratory
Joadanus Olivas
I haven’t truly introduced myself since I’ve been on Prison Radio. Let me apologize for that. Hello, I’m Joadanus Jerome Olivas, a 30-year-old who’s on his 14th straight year of incarceration for several attempted murders,… Full Transcript
The Created Environment
Joadanus Olivas
It has been very chaotic on this prison yard lately. I feel like Richard Blatchford as I relay this story, my bulletproof vest on in the middle of Syria, bullets swirling all around as we… Full Transcript
How
Joadanus Olivas
Joadanus Olivas. I call this “How?” for Juneteenth. “I’m sorry master, sir, I be’s a good boy, I’s work hard on this plantation for you, boss.” I wonder if any of my ancestors sank to… Full Transcript
Weaponization of the DOJ
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
“Weaponization of the DOJ.” This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. With the indictment of former President Donald Trump, it has been alleged that the Department of Justice has… Full Transcript
Red Horizons
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The images were startling: New York City, summer 2023. Its horizon lit by a ruby-red sky, as sun light tries to shine through smoke and ash from Canada’s roaring fire season. First came the shock… Full Transcript
Places Like This
Maximillian (Ian) Streisel
Maximillian Streisel, I’m calling in for Prison Radio. The name of my segment is “Places Like This.” Today’s segment centers on prison reform. I don’t feel like a lot of things have been done recently.… Full Transcript
Disrespected During Visitation
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
This is Peter Kamau Mukuria, the Minister of Labor for the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party. I’m currently over here at Jessup Correctional Institution from the state of Virginia through the Interstate Compact transfer. So… Full Transcript
Dr. Ellis is Playing With My Life
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064 from WHV, the valley of death. I’m not really doing good at all today. I woke up. My face has swole. Even worse… Full Transcript
Rabbits of Realness Festival
Spoon Jackson
Hello, this is Spoon Jackson of Rabbits of Realness Network, and on Sunday, the 11th at Santa Cruz University, there will be an art show. And we are welcoming anyone and everyone who wants to… Full Transcript
They Don’t Care
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064. I’m in WHV, the valley of death. We’re all high. This is the valley of death. This is so bad in here, it’s… Full Transcript
Poker Face
Joadanus Olivas
I call this “Poker Faces.” The exterior of my prison peers often contribute to their interior. This one fellow prisoner has devil horns tattooed on his head and “Do Not Resuscitate Me” on his chest,… Full Transcript
Pregnant In Prison
Krystal Clark
Hi everybody, I know y’all haven’t heard from me in a while. They have been terrible, like this has been so, so wrong, how they’ve been doing me. Well, first of all, they took my… Full Transcript
Excuse Me, I Just Ran Ten Laps
Joadanus Olivas
“Excuse me, I’ve just ran 10 laps.” For over a decade while incarcerated, exercising has been my thing. So where I’m at currently is on top of my cardio game. I ran ten laps today.… Full Transcript
Kevin Rashid Johnson’s Medical Mistreatment
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey this is comrade Pitt, Peter Kamau Mukuria, the Minister of Labor for the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party. So I want to leave a quick audio recording regarding my Comrade Rashid, who is the… Full Transcript
The Philosopher’s Stone
Joadanus Olivas
I call this the Philosopher’s Stone. When you wake up in prison, you have to generate positivity. At the sunbreak of dawn, you have to be ahead of the day by already having a sensible… Full Transcript
Your Inner Rabbits Of Realness
Spoon Jackson
And we got an exhibit happening at Santa Cruz University on June 11, and the art will be from Realness folks, and the theme is “Inner Rabbit,” expressing your inner rabbit. If you want to… Full Transcript
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Bilal Muhammad
Greetings, listeners. My name is Bilal Hassan Mohammed, inmate number 9602939. I’m currently a pretrial detainee, illegally restrained of my liberty in the El Paso County Jail Annex, 12501 Montana Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79938.… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 135
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 135 is parole eligibility for those who are serving life sentences, and of course, people are going to scream… Full Transcript
If you have a particular offense or long term sentence in prison, you are immediately flagged as non-priority and made ineligible for a majority of vocational, educational, or college programs, meaningful work assignments, Housing America… Full Transcript