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Inspector Abuse
Unjust Punishment
An Introduction
Mumia on the Power of Music and Rickey Vincent
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Noelle Hanrahan: You know, that’s why free form radio, or radio that we get to program, is so important. Because there’s a way in which we don’t have that music at our fingertips now, like… Full Transcript
Chaos In California
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Look at what you see in California. What is unmistakable is the aura of chaos, and I speak, not here, about the demonstrators. They are, in large part, reacting to government intrusion into their lives;… Full Transcript
We Are Not The Same
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey, this is Comrade Pitt, Peter Kamal Makuria. I’m calling in from Jessup Correctional Institution in the state of Maryland. So, this piece, I decided to name it “We’re Not The Same” because, well, you’ll… Full Transcript
Due Process is No Longer a Constitutional Right
Faluch Bigsby
Hello all. This is the author of God Uses Gangsters, Faluch Bigsby. Today I want to talk to you about due process, constitutionality, and I want to kind of explain how this works. In America,… Full Transcript
What Went Wrong
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg. Today’s poem is entitled, “What Went Wrong.” It’s from a prompt from our poetry class here at SCI Phoenix. The prompt was a sonic prompt, so… What went wrong? Wrong: twisted,… Full Transcript
They Expect Us
Charles Carpenter
This is the author of the book, Handcuffed, Charles Carpenter. I’m currently incarcerated in Chino State Prison. I’ve been incarcerated for 23 years. My CDC number is Victor 08580. The title of this poem is… Full Transcript
Hunger Strike Announcement
Ekong Eshiet
My name is Ekong Eshiet, State Number 304103. I’m currently incarcerated at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana. My reason for doing this recording is because I want to notify y’all that as of tomorrow… Full Transcript
Power and Corruption
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey, this is Peter Mukuria. Peter Kamau Mukuria. I am a prisoner from the state of Virginia, but I am currently incarcerated here in the state of Maryland at this facility called Jessup Correctional Institution.… Full Transcript
Continued Medical Neglect
Krystal Clark
Hi everybody, this is Krystal Denise Clark. Y’all know where I’m [unclear], the WHV the Valley of Death. Oh my God, it’s just so much been going on. It’s just so much been going on.… Full Transcript
VADOC “Uniquely Virginian”
David Annarelli
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, contributing writer to Prison Journalism Project. Today is June 9. It is Monday, 2025. This is Uniquely Virginian, Virginia DOC. On June 5, 2025, Lawrenceville Administration put out an… Full Transcript
Virginia Department of Corrections Continued Abuse
David Annarelli
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, contributing reporter for the Prison Journalism Project. Today is June 3. This is the Virginia DOC [Department of Corrections] Continued Abuse. In a story that becomes repeatedly, increasingly tiresome,… Full Transcript
Father Knows Best
Raymond Eugene Jenkins
Today’s topic is going to be “Father Knows Best.” It’s because of the Father’s Day. In the prison – In prison, we have a lot of fathers that have babies out there for Father’s Day.… Full Transcript
Honor Day
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Okay, please, this is KnowledgeBorn GodAllah calling from Pelican Bay State Prison. I need my people and the listeners to contact Pelican Bay State Prison, Warden Smith, because of our Honor Day celebrations. I started… Full Transcript
Checks and Balances
A Fevered Welcome to the Trump Era
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is a moment to be remembered but not feared, because this is a moment of madness. What do I mean by that? In politics, the body politic, like in individual human beings, there are times… Full Transcript
Slavery in Prison
Raymond Eugene Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins calling from Corcoran State Prison. Today is May the 27, 2025. Today topic is slavery in prison. The reason why I chose this topic is because in the prison system, prisoners have been… Full Transcript
