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Parole Denied
Christopher Trotter
My name is Chris Trotter, I’m talking live from Wabash Valley, inside the belly of the beast. On May 11th, I went to the Indiana parole board for a clemency hearing, which is nothing but… Full Transcript
Conditional Release Pt. 1
Izell Robinson
This is Izell Robinson, inmate number 210006, from Minnesota again. It was brought to my attention that it’d be good to bind up and express the concerns I had about pumping in Minnesota—the practice of… Full Transcript
The Situation in San Quentin
Lisa Strawn
This is Lisa Strawn. I’m a trans woman. And I recently was paroled after 25 years from San Quentin. I was one of fourteen, fifteen hundred people who tested positive. I can’t even begin to-… Full Transcript
Hood Culture
Dontie Mitchell
I want to tell you a quick story about a young man who does eleven years in prison from the time he’s 18. While in prison, he really doesn’t learn how to be an adult… Full Transcript
The Cost Benefit of Support PA Senate Bill 942
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“The Cost Benefit of Supporting Pennsylvania Senate Bill 942.” On November the 11th, 2019, Pennsylvania State Senator Sharif Street introduced Senate Bill 942 to help us finally get parole eligibility for our loved ones serving… 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
Education
Terri Harper
“Education.” You cannot expect many, let alone all of us, to be rehabilitated over the decades. It takes for legal relief. Be it through the courts or commutation, if we have no continuing education avenues… Full Transcript
The Plight of Political Prisoners in America
Delbert Africa
“The Plight of Political Prisoners in America” by Delbert Africa. On A Move! This is Delbert Africa from Dallas Prison speaking about the plight of political prisoners here in America – especially in light of… Full Transcript
American Prisons as Senior Citizen’s Warehouses
Charles Karim Diggs
Hello everyone. My name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m at Graterford, uh, prison. And my number is AK7945, Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426. I wanted to, uh, share my feelings about the senior citizens in… Full Transcript
On Parole For Lifers
Omar Askia Ali
My name is, uh, Omar Askia Ali, aka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township in Pennsylvania. I’m speaking about parole eligibility for life-sentence prisoners in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a dire need… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania: Lifers Without Parole
Omar Askia Ali
My name is, uh, Omar Askia Ali, aka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township in Pennsylvania. I’m speaking about parole eligibility for life-sentence prisoners in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a dire need… Full Transcript
Lifers Do Better On Parole
Omar Askia Ali
Statistics show that 85 to 90 percent of those incarcerated are in prison for economically related crimes, mostly due to poverty and lack of education and lack of employable skills. Moreover, the recidivism rate among… Full Transcript
PA Parole Chairman Rejects Special Protections for Child Lifer Prisoners
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Leo Dunn, Chairman of Pennsylvania’s Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) has been touring the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (PDOC) prisons to discuss parole review hearings for child lifer prisoners.On January 9, 2017, Chairman Dunn… Full Transcript
What If The Prison System Is All Wrong
Denial of Transfer Prevents Representation
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana held that mandatory Life-Without-Parole (LWOP) sentences were unlawful for child homicide offenders and required trial courts to provide child homicide offenders a… Full Transcript
Mumia Featured on Democracy Now
Mumia Abu-Jamal
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We end today’s show with news that a federal judge has denied a request from former Black Panther and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for a life-saving medication that could cure his hepatitis C. Mumia… Full Transcript
Today, today was one them days where I really realized that I’m in prison. I mean, I always knew I was locked up, but today I realized that I’m in prison, I’m on a true… Full Transcript