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Lost, Stolen, and Never Returned
Xandan Gulley
Pack up. These are two fearsome words to hear when you’re incarcerated, unless you’re going home getting your freedom. Lost, stolen, and never returned. That’s what many incarcerated people complain of concerning their personal property.… Full Transcript
I Wasn’t Given a Death Sentence, but I am Serving One
Krystal Clark
Hi, everybody, this is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064. I’m in the Valley of Death. When I say, y’all, this is the Valley of Death, it is, versus the Valley of Death… Full Transcript
Decades Descending
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg at SCI Phoenix, in Pennsylvania, and this is my poem entitled “Decades Descending.” Decades Descending Where is the time gone? Vanishing into the horizon past, Leaving a lifetime of memories, The… Full Transcript
Makes Me Special
Steven Nicholson
This is Steven Lynn Nicholson here in Jackson, Michigan. Just got a little poem for you guys. As always, support prisonradio.org. Support University of Michigan Prisoner Creative Art Project, anything like that. I mean, anything… Full Transcript
Further Updates
David Annarelli
Further Updates, recorded on June 9, 2026. Just so everyone knows, as per the update I gave last week, Warden Mike Seville, who is no longer a warden, has also now “retired,” probably forced out… Full Transcript
A Man Called Silk
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He was known by his nickname, Silk, but of course that was not his legal or his committed name, which was Todd White. He worked in the kitchen and worked out in the gym by… Full Transcript
32nd Degree Revolutionary Alchemist
Sinque-El (Louie-Kirk)
This is Part One of “32nd Degree Revolutionary Alchemist” by General Divine Minister Sinque-El Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, El Rukn tribe. Alchemy has been described as the science of transmutating base metals into material… Full Transcript
It Is Time
Karen Brown
“What is happening out there?” That’s one of my favorite lines from the movie Day After Tomorrow. But political chaos, deceit being spread, slander over truth – we see it on the news, TV shows,… Full Transcript
Assorted Updates
David Annarelli
This is “Assorted Updates.” Today is June 4, 2026. First and foremost, after a weird interference with my original website at Word Press that required a bunch of security checks that we were not able… Full Transcript
Restorative Justice
Larry Stromberg
Hello, this is Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix, in Pennsylvania. Today, I’m going to talk about the Restorative Justice Program at SCI Phoenix. Restorative justice stands for three things: respect, responsibility, and relationships. That’s the main core… Full Transcript
Prison Policy Initiative Update
David Annarelli
“Prison Policy Initiative Updates.” Today is June 1 that I’m recording this, 2026. So, the Prison Policy Initiative just updated its mass incarceration report, and as extensive as it is, I won’t read it all,… Full Transcript
The Cost
Karen Brown
I want to share today that the average cost of housing an inmate here in Kentucky for a year is – it’s around $25,000. But at 62 years old, I can definitely tell you that… Full Transcript
Spaces for Dislocation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Well, in that moment, in that time of complete dislocation, you know, people can get together and create new spaces for the dislocations that are coming. And only people can do that, because it’s only… Full Transcript
They Want It All
Mumia Abu-Jamal
We’re in a moment right now, and I gave them my epoch speech about—This is a turning point in the nation’s history, and for the first time, capital has, you know, they’ve got the whip… Full Transcript
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