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Stealing Tongues
Karen Brown
I’ve led a study here on the 10 Commandments for a few months now, and as my group came to number eight about stealing, everyone seemed to think that it only applied to material possessions.… Full Transcript
The Real Second Chances of My Life
Karen Brown
Growth and change are painful, but it’s painful being told you’re going to die here after working so hard for that second chance. Last year, Governor Beshear signed a proclamation for April to be the… Full Transcript
Man: The Microcosm
Sinque-El (Louie-Kirk)
Perfected man must pass through all the ways of life, and without a foe, a soldier would never know his own strength, for thought must be developed by the exercise of strength. Men need a… Full Transcript
Please Know Me
Karen Brown
Hello, this is Karen. I’m recovering from surgery still and feeling a little rough, but today I wanted to share a poem that may give a little insight to who I am, and others. We’re… Full Transcript
The Circle of Understanding
Danita Corbin
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
Serve Out Plea
Karen Brown
I don’t know that there’s any appropriate apology for this, but I pray that the best apology I can give you is my behavior since that — since my tragic actions, I hope my behavior… Full Transcript
Free Casino
Joseph Bigelow
**** my life. I was given life without the possibility of a parole date. Back against this cage, suffering, Knowing we can be judged for mistakes made when we were 20. Forever. Ignorance, far from… Full Transcript
Wonder & Resistance: Troops in the Streets
Mumia Abu-Jamal
When we think of moments such as these, you know, troops in the street, armed, you know, standing around, looking at citizens with grimaces on their faces under their masks, I actually think of Kent… Full Transcript
Lame & Other Poems
Steven Nicholson
Hello everybody. It’s Steve Nicholson again. I’m here in Jackson, Michigan. I got three or four poems for you guys. These poems for my Prisoner Creative Arts Program, University of Michigan, Michigan poetry class, writing… Full Transcript
Pro Se
Jamil Pirant
My name is Jamil Pirant. It’s just that when I think about being buried alive, I think about being in the joint. It’s like, you know, you got all these capabilities but you can’t do… Full Transcript
MLK Day
Faluch Bigsby
Hello world, how are you doing today? This is Faluch Bisby of the Royal Nation, 1 Peter 2:9. I got some reply with some responses from people. First, I wanted to address the holiday that… Full Transcript
My Analysis On Everything
Antwann Johnson
My Analysis on Everything: prison reform—the problem we’re having is not a white man’s problem. It’s society’s problem. The public has to realize the power is in their voices. The heading of the Constitution reads… Full Transcript
Reclaiming Incarcerated Potential
Maximillian (Ian) Streisel
If you have a particular offense or long term sentence in prison, you are immediately flagged as non-priority and made ineligible for a majority of vocational, educational, or college programs, meaningful work assignments, Housing America… Full Transcript
Prison As A Laboratory
Joadanus Olivas
I haven’t truly introduced myself since I’ve been on Prison Radio. Let me apologize for that. Hello, I’m Joadanus Jerome Olivas, a 30-year-old who’s on his 14th straight year of incarceration for several attempted murders,… Full Transcript
How Much Does It Take?
Matthew Garcia
Alright, I’m Matthew Garcia, EG5999, calling in from SCI Chester. So, “How Much Does It Take?” Freedom comes to mind for the majority, but it’s undoubtedly much more complicated than that. We lose our identity.… Full Transcript
Racism Extinguished
Kenneth Zamarron
This is Kenneth Zamarron from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, located in Carlisle, Indiana. This piece is entitled, “Racism Extinguished.” I was in a microscopic prison cell the other night with some friends. We were sharing… Full Transcript
Turning 31
Kenneth Zamarron
Hey, this is Kenneth Zamarron, calling from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, Indiana. This is called “Turning 31.” Turning 31, and today I spent half my life in a draconian prison. At 16, I… Full Transcript
My Need To Be Free
Eddy Treadwell
Hello, this is Mr. Eddie Treadwell at Kinross Correctional Facility here in Michigan, and I would like to express my need to be free. I’ve been incarcerated now for 32 years for a crime, trying… Full Transcript
Divine Lessons Part 2
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Sheik Abdul Salaam-Bey calling from Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. This is piece is divine lessons part two. The spiritual life in disarray is a shadow of the standing institution which dominates… Full Transcript
Does DOC intentionally not try to rehabilitate people or care for them as their directive allegedly states? For instance, as a person on the spectrum, while knowing and seeing others with disorders like myself left… Full Transcript