Resilience. If there is one word that I’ve had used to describe my last decade of incarceration, it has been resilience. Yes, I’ve been resilient. Resilient, through an assault on my person by Virginia state… Full Transcript
Meine Freunde, wie geht’s? [Hey friends, how are you?] This is Mumia Abu-Jamal, speaking to you, all of you, in Heidelberg. I want to thank you all for coming. But more importantly, I want to… Full Transcript
The shocking killing of 37 year old Renee Nicole Good by a contemptuous ICE agent, is a sad but true testament of our times. The nation is riven by conflict on a host of issues,… Full Transcript
When you first hear about this so called narco terrorism arrest in Venezuela, I urge you to think back, if you can, and you probably can research it online, think of a name; Gary Webb,… Full Transcript
Hello, I’m an inmate at Haynesville Correctional Center, and I’ve been for a few years. I’d like to report an issue that includes treatment of Staff Operations at this level two, etc. I’m concerned for… Full Transcript
I’m coming to you today, an inmate in the Kentucky prison system – 39 years, 11 months, and one day. Most here were not interested in our Governor’s State of the Commonwealth address last night,… Full Transcript
In a recent report on WRIC, The Virginia DOC was exonerated of all wrongdoing regarding the people who set themselves on fire; the captives who set themselves on fire at Red Onion prison. This is… Full Transcript
I’m calling today because I’ve been in prison 25 years and one of the biggest things I’ve seen that’s a big problem to tax payers as well as incarcerated families and the public is accountability.… Full Transcript
My name is David Firewalker-Fields. I am the plaintiff in Firewalker-Fields v. Lee. I’ve been a DOC inmate since 2005. Been a hearing impaired inmate since 2019. I was approved for multiple accessories, including a… Full Transcript
The Great Farce of Virginia: The Virginia DOC. Today is January 2nd, 2026. On the 5:30 news WRIC, out of Richmond, a ongoing report about a dead correctional officer at River North was brought up… Full Transcript
Today my topic is: The circle of understanding- Danita Corbin’s life. My life started with faith, which is the most important foundation in my life. My mother raised my two sisters and I up in… Full Transcript
Hi, it’s Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. My poem is entitled “The Prison Dramatist.” The Prison Dramatist Incarcerated for a terrible choice.Overwhelming remorse. Unfortunately, the past can’t be changed. It’s written in history. For… Full Transcript
Hello again, it’s Steven Lynette Nicholson from Michigan, Jackson. As always, support prisonradio.org, they do great things for us in here. Support PCAP, Prisoner Creative Arts Program in University of Michigan. This is a poem, a… Full Transcript
Mr. Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix, in Pennsylvania. This is my poem entitled “The Mad House.” The Mad House Prison is pure chaos. Don’t let anyone tell you different. From the consequences of wrongdoing, Against society,… Full Transcript
I’m on the inside looking out, watching life pass by. Dying in a prison cell, asking myself why. Young, dumb, drugs, manipulated.Wound up in this place. Family, friends, sit at home, tears upon their face.… Full Transcript
False Charges and Manufacturing Crimes: A Virginia Model. Today is December 30, 2025. I have previously reported about the Virginia Department of Corrections staff issuing false charges, most often as a form of retaliation. It… Full Transcript
Hey, my name’s Running River with AMPA {American Indian Movement People’s Alliance] and our Prison Sweat Lodge Campaign. Last Monday, December 22, I was arbitrarily targeted by a chaplain of my own faith group, Jonathan… Full Transcript
I’m an inmate at Hainesville Correctional Center and have been for over three years. I’m calling in regarding issues of mental health here, even though almost all things in life involve it. Some key points… Full Transcript
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