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Solitary Confinement
Joadanus Olivas
“Solitary confinement.” I must admit during my 12 years of incarceration since the age of 16, I haven’t done much solitary confinement time in comparison to other fellow prisoners, so I didn’t rush into writing… Full Transcript
Prisons Herd Policy
Christopher Trotter
Hello outside world. My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling live from inside the belly of the beast at Walbash Valley Correctional Facility. Carlisle, Indiana. I would like to update everybody on- on the situation… Full Transcript
COVID-19 in California Prisons
Ivan Kilgore
My name’s Ivan Kilgore and I am the founder of the United Black Family Scholarship Foundation. And I’m calling you from Solano State Prison in Northern California. Let’s go back to March of 2020. What’s… Full Transcript
COVID-19 To Life
Joadanus Olivas
I call this “COVID-19 to Life.” I never believed that jailhouse rumor pertaining to a world catastrophe or an invasion on U.S. soil, which would prompt the correctional officers to go to each cell and… Full Transcript
In Solidarity With the San Quentin Prisoners
Sergio Hyland
I’m Sergio Hyland. And this is “In Solidarity With The San Quentin Prisoners.” On May 9th, 2020, State Correctional Institution at Chester, Pennsylvania went into a full lockdown due to one confirmed positive case of… Full Transcript
COVID 19 at Red Onion State Prison
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey, my name is Peter Kamau Mukuria, currently incarcerated at Red Onion State Prison. And this commentary is about COVID-19 at Red Onion Prison where I’m currently confined in, which is a junior supermax facility.… Full Transcript
The Situation in San Quentin
Lisa Strawn
This is Lisa Strawn. I’m a trans woman. And I recently was paroled after 25 years from San Quentin. I was one of fourteen, fifteen hundred people who tested positive. I can’t even begin to-… Full Transcript
How Prisons Take Advantage of COVID-19 Crisis
Sergio Hyland
I’m Uptown Serg and this is how the prison administration is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. While the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing all of us to adapt to a new normal, things on the inside of… Full Transcript
Better Education in College Or Prison?
Joadanus Olivas
My name is Joandus Olivas, currently incarcerated. The question is whether you receive a better education in college or in prison. Which of the two ensures that for sure success later in life? Which of… Full Transcript
The Realities of Coronavirus in Prison
Dennis “Solo” McKeithan
This is Dennis Solo McKeithan, DB2253, at SCI Phoenix, and this is called “The Reality of Coronavirus in Prison.” I’ve spoken about the reality and the fear of COVID-19 in state prisons and here at… Full Transcript
Social Distancing in Prison
Ivan Kilgore
Ivan: So this is what social distancing look like inside of prisons. As you can see in the day room of the facility I’m at, and as you can notice there’s a number of inmates… Full Transcript
I Will Live With Dignity and Respect
Dontie Mitchell
I have this one life to live, and I tend to live it with dignity and self-respect. Yesterday, April 21st, 2020, I was released from solitary confinement and it didn’t take long for the facility… Full Transcript
A Question of Leadership
Dontie Mitchell
“A Question of Leadership.” So, let me tell you all what I’ve been dealing with for the last week or so. I was finally allowed to run for the ILC, which is the Inmate Liaison… Full Transcript
Fake News and Dirty Game
Dontie Mitchell
“Fake News and a Dirty Game.” I was watching the news for upstate New York when a report was aired about three correctional officers being injured by a prisoner at Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie,… Full Transcript
Nicholas Feliciano
Dontie Mitchell
“Nicholas Feliciano.” Nicholas Feliciano was my baby [inaudible]. I initiated him into UFD on June 22nd, 2019 here at Great Meadow Correctional Facility. He was a young Hispanic kid born May 7th, 2001. Having just… Full Transcript
The Truth is More Insidious and Treacherous
Dontie Mitchell
The Truth is More Insidious and Treacherous.” For years the superintendent here at Great Meadow has presided over and condoned some of the worst prison violence in New York state. The Correctional Association of New… Full Transcript
You Paid For It
Dontie Mitchell
“You Paid For It.” Every day I watch the district prison guards yell, scream, and throw hissy fits because they lack the simple intelligence to use their authority responsibly, to get prisoners to act accordingly.… Full Transcript
Where is Governor Cuomo
Dontie Mitchell
“Where’s Governor Cuomo?” New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo once said that New York state will be the progressive beacon for the nation. That’s all well and good, governor. But when it comes to… Full Transcript
My name is Zohnpierre Perkins. I’m a 28-year-old black activist at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. And I would like to say what the word that ends up. On May 25th of this year, a cat… Full Transcript