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Self Immolation in Virginia Prisons
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
On September 15, 2024, a young African man, Ekong Eshiet and his cellmate Trayvon Brown, set themselves on fire at Virginia’s remote supermax Red Onion State Prison. Ekong suffered third degree burns along his legs… Full Transcript
Hunger Strike
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Yo peace this is KnowledgeBorn GodAllah calling from Solano State Prison, man. I want to inform my listeners, man. I appreciate y’all. I love y’all man. You know and understand. And all those true honest… Full Transcript
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
Retaliation For Hunger Strike
Mansa Musa
Okay, hello world, my name is Mansa Musa, and I’m currently incarcerated at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California. I want to bring awareness to an incident that’s transpiring in my life,… Full Transcript
On Restrictive Release List Of Solitary Confinement
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on the restricted release list of solitary confinement. After a week-long hunger strike and protest of the prison conditions of long-term… Full Transcript
Palestinian Prisoners: Your Hunger is Resistance
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Palestinian Prisoners Day, April 17th, was marked by 1500 Palestinian prisoners beginning an open hunger strike in a movement for what is called the struggle of freedom and dignity within Israeli prisons. The hunger strike… Full Transcript
I started my hunger strike Monday, October 21st. Once everybody refused a breakfast tray, the CO came to my door and said, “Why? Why you messing up the spot? This is a good spot.” He … Full Transcript