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Suicide Or Murder?
Joadanus Olivas
This is Joadanus Olivas, currently housed in New Folsom State Prison. The title is “Suicide or Murder?” The voices of older prisoners resonate in my brain. One in particular is the voice of Old G… Full Transcript
Racist Backlash to Black Progress
Uhuru Rowe
Greetings and revolutionary love and solidarity. Once again, this is Uhuru Rowe, prison slave number 1131545, speaking to you live on this fourth day of November, 2021, from Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, VA. I… Full Transcript
Physical Abuse at Women’s Huron Valley
Naykima Hill
Hey y’all. My name is Naykima Hill and I’m at Women’s Huron’s Valley. We have a situation. I called some time ago and it went viral about how we’re being treated in this prison. Right… Full Transcript
Retaliation
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey y’all, this is Comrade Pitt, Peter Kamal Mukuria, 1197165, currently here at Red Onion Prison, Virginia. So upon my arrival here at Red Onion Prison, I was subject to retaliation such as being deprived… Full Transcript
Sentencing of Derek Chauvin
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner incarcerated in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The sentencing of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin is again a travesty of injustice by a brazenly racist system, that the… Full Transcript
Thoughts on Derek Chauvin’s Sentencing
Sergio Hyland
What’s up everybody, it’s Uptown Serg, and these are my thoughts on the Derek Chauvin sentencing. As a human rights activist who came into being while incarcerated, my natural inclination is to approach the fight… Full Transcript
Gun Violence Against Children
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota, inmate number 21006. An innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet to accomplish success, I need you the listeners… Full Transcript
Shooting in Wichita Kansas
Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey, also known as Charley Hughes, inmate at Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. This piece is just an update on, uh, a shooting that happened in Wichita, KS on Monday,… Full Transcript
Lyrical Verse
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 320006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice, fighting to be heard and affect positive change. Yet, to accomplish success, I need you, the listeners,… Full Transcript
Arraignment
Derrick Gibson
My name is Derrick Gibson, and I am a prisoner in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. And on April 15, 2021, I was arraigned on criminal charges of aggravated harassment by a prisoner in Schulykill County… Full Transcript
Daunte Wright
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
So this commentary is on the murder of Daunte Wright. Um, the cycle continues. Um, it’s funny how less than 10 miles from where the trial of Derek Chauvin, the pig who murdered George Floyd,… Full Transcript
The Look
Spoon Jackson
It’s called “The Look” for the people who, uh, believe in one race, one world, one color, which is human. I tried not to speak on the murder by the Minnesota officers. The look on… Full Transcript
Say His Name: Duante Wright
Izell Robinson
Say his name: Daunte Wright. Now let’s pause. This rampant killing and incarceration of black men in Minnesota must stop. The civil unrest is only a grieving response that at times take the form of… Full Transcript
Re: Derek Chauvin
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
So this commentary is in regards to the Derek Chauvin murder trial of George Floyd. So my favorite movie is Friday with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. “Bye Felicia!” That’s the one. I watched this… Full Transcript
Correctional Officer Brutality
Quincy Dion Jones
This is Mr. Quincy Jones. My, uh, CDCR number is B as in boy, I, as in Indio, 92603. I am currently housed in CDCR New Folsom in California. I have recently been a victim of… Full Transcript
Unreported Injuries
Quincy Dion Jones
This is, uh, Mr. Quincy Jones, um, uh, CC number BI9263. Of course, as of the officer abuse, November 10th, nurse Deseree made a medical report that did not show any of the significant injuries I… Full Transcript
Death Around The Corner
Lexter Almagro
My name is Lexter Almagro. I’m calling from Donovan State Prison. The title of the poem is called “Death Around the Corner.” Got half my anger received and I’m overcome by self control. Replace my… Full Transcript
20th Anniversary of CUAPB
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“20th anniversary of CUAPB.” Thank you Michelle Gross of Communities United Against Police Brutality in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I congratulate you all for reaching the twentieth anniversary, even as I recognize it is a shame that… Full Transcript
Lucky This Time
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
“Lucky This Time.” I was 16 when I started driving and, um, I was 16 the first time I was pulled over. I remember it was about 2:00 AM on a Saturday. I don’t remember… 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