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Hi-Tech Lynching
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali. I’m at SCI Coal Township in Pennsylvania, and my topic today is on white men are allowed to stand on the steps of a government building in protest of… Full Transcript
The Truth and Nothing But The Truth
Omar Askia Ali
The truth and nothing but the truth. In an article in the Philadelphia Tribune, page nine eight, one ten twenty entitled: Tyler Perry Hides From Conviction Integrity Program. The reporters, Pamela Kirkman and Michelle Copper,… Full Transcript
The Justice System
Omar Askia Ali
The title of this topic is the justice system. In the Philadelphia Tribune, 11-24-19, page one, Mr. Maurice Hudson was jailed for being poor. Philadephia Supreme Court freed him, calling the sentence an “egregious error.”… Full Transcript
The Commutation Process
Omar Askia Ali
“The Commutation Process.” The Pennsylvania commonwealth spends 40,000 a year per incarcerated person. According to the Secretary of Corrections, John Wetzel, the aging population has led to increase in the Department of Corrections’ medical calls.… Full Transcript
Change is Coming
Omar Askia Ali
In this Pennsylvania state prison system, there is an estimation of 5,000 people sentenced to prison. Most of those were men and women are African Americans. The balance of the 5,000 are poor whites and… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Life Prisoners Struggle For Parole
Omar Askia Ali
The Pennsylvania life-sentenced prisoners are struggling for parole. Most States provide parole for life-sentenced prisoners. Seven states do not; Pennsylvania is one of those seven. As with the death penalty, life sentences were designed to… Full Transcript
Commutation in Pennsylvania
Omar Askia Ali
Okay, my name is Edward Sistrunk AKA Omar Askia Ali. A commutation seminar was held at SCI Coal Township with 140 prisoners. Some with life sentences and others with [inaudible] sentences. The secretary of the… Full Transcript
The Money Scheme
Omar Askia Ali
It is becoming well known that prisons are big business, thanks to the internet and other informable output. Our society is more breadth for the schemes of the status quo to hoodwink the populace into… Full Transcript
America’s Prison System
The Change in America
Your Word Should Be Your Bond
Omar Askia Ali
“Your word should be your bond.” Whatever happens to a person’s word being [inaudible]? It has been a shift in our culture and one’s word [inaudible]. We share experiences with people for years, but when… Full Transcript
A Force For Change
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. On topic is “A Force For Change.” There is a book out by Norman Carter Jr., a former Philadelphia police officer, entitled “The Long Blue Wall.”… Full Transcript
The Business of Prisons
Omar Askia Ali
The name of my topic is “The Business- The Business of Prisons.” Picture a multi-billion dollar industry with corporate ties ranging from Boeing, Macy’s, Nintendo Starbuck, and Victoria’a Secret. Picture an industry [inaudible] with sizeable… Full Transcript
Real Freedom
Omar Askia Ali
All right, my name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed at SCI Coal Township in Pennsylvania. Our subject matter today is “Real Freedom.” Before prisoners are released from prison, we should be… Full Transcript
Omar Askia Ali
Omar Askia Ali
Hello, my name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. Uh, my topic is the Philadelphia new DA. It is understood that a prosecutor has a higher calling than just to win. He or she… Full Transcript
Prison-Based Gerrymandering
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township. My subject matter is prison-based gerrymandering. An article in the new Pittsburgh Courier, December the 2nd, quotes the Pennsylvania Secretary of… Full Transcript
Support House Bill 135
Omar Askia Ali
In most states in America, there’s parole eligibility for people with a life sentence, but not in Pennsylvania. However, the remedy for Pennsylvania is a legislative bill in order to be in lockstep with the… Full Transcript
Smart Justice
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Edward Sistrunk, but I’m known as Omar Askia Ali, and I’m housed in Philadelphia in Coal Township. Today’s topic is about the ACLU endeavor to foster smart justice. The American Civil Liberties… Full Transcript
False Identification
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali, AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed at, uh, Coal Township in Pennsylvania. Historically, false identifications have been the crux of criminal investigations. Now for the first time in Pennsylvania, law… Full Transcript
My name is Omar Askia Ali, a.ka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed at SCI Coal Township in Pennsylvania. The topic today is the virus. Currently, the percentage of the Coronavirus at SCI Coal Township is small.… Full Transcript