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Waiting For My Turn
Reginald Sinclair Lewis
This essay is called, “Waiting For My Turn” by Reginald Sinclair Lewis. Some of us have read and seen local or national news reports about the brilliant behind-the-scenes work of Innocence Projects that led to… Full Transcript
Wrongful Conviction
Joseph Brown
My name is Joseph Patrice Brown. I’ve been on Mississippi death row for 31 years, wrongfully convicted and sentenced for the murder of Martha Day, a store clerk in August 8, 1992. My live-in girlfriend… Full Transcript
Update
Chad Smith
I have updates.I’ve asked for paperwork from my attorney, Miss Jackie. And I’ve been asking for a detainer, or a warrant: proof of a detainer or a warrant that they had to take me into… Full Transcript
A Prayer
Izell Robinson
This is Minnesota inmate #210006, an innocent man confined within the quadrilaterals of systemic injustice fighting to be heard. I only want you, the listeners, to hear me. I’m endeavoring yet again to be heard.… Full Transcript
Equitable Justice: A Mental Health Disaster
Joadanus Olivas
My name is Joadanus Olivas. I call this “Inequitable Justice, Part One: Mental Health Disaster.” My theory is that criminal behavior should not result in punishment and be treated with confinement. I believe one way… 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
Death Row: Then and Now
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Death Row: Then and Now. It is a daunting task to describe death row. That peculiarly American institution of ultimate excellence, where men, women, were sent to rot, to sit, to die. In the beginning,… Full Transcript
Fighting Malnourishment Pt. 2
Bilal Muhammad
So, so again, I deeply apologize for not giving commentary. I let the courts and the jail wear me down physically and mentally, and put me out of the fight for a little. Ms. Pam… Full Transcript
Fighting Malnourishment Pt. 1
Bilal Muhammad
My name is Bilal Hassan Muhammad II, inmate number 9602939. I’m illegally detained pretrial at El Paso County Jail Annex, El Paso, TX. First off, I wanted to truly apologize to our listeners of Prison… Full Transcript
Fighting Starvation and Malnourishment
Bilal Muhammad
My name is Bilal Hasan Mohammed II. I’m illegally detained pretrial at the El Paso County Jail Annex. I’ve been fighting starvation and malnourishment for most, if not all, my stay here, going on eight… Full Transcript
Weaponization of the DOJ
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
“Weaponization of the DOJ.” This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. With the indictment of former President Donald Trump, it has been alleged that the Department of Justice has… Full Transcript
Places Like This
Maximillian (Ian) Streisel
Maximillian Streisel, I’m calling in for Prison Radio. The name of my segment is “Places Like This.” Today’s segment centers on prison reform. I don’t feel like a lot of things have been done recently.… Full Transcript
Disrespected During Visitation
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
This is Peter Kamau Mukuria, the Minister of Labor for the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party. I’m currently over here at Jessup Correctional Institution from the state of Virginia through the Interstate Compact transfer. So… Full Transcript
Dr. Ellis is Playing With My Life
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064 from WHV, the valley of death. I’m not really doing good at all today. I woke up. My face has swole. Even worse… Full Transcript
They Don’t Care
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064. I’m in WHV, the valley of death. We’re all high. This is the valley of death. This is so bad in here, it’s… Full Transcript
Pregnant In Prison
Krystal Clark
Hi everybody, I know y’all haven’t heard from me in a while. They have been terrible, like this has been so, so wrong, how they’ve been doing me. Well, first of all, they took my… Full Transcript
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Bilal Muhammad
Greetings, listeners. My name is Bilal Hassan Mohammed, inmate number 9602939. I’m currently a pretrial detainee, illegally restrained of my liberty in the El Paso County Jail Annex, 12501 Montana Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79938.… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 135
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 135 is parole eligibility for those who are serving life sentences, and of course, people are going to scream… Full Transcript
The Death Penalty
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. The title of This piece is “The Death Penalty.” The death penalty continues to be a controversial subject in the United States… Full Transcript
Hi, this is a Raymond Jenkins for this week, April 17, 2024, and I’m in the Corcoran State Prison. Today’s topic is I’m going to talk about, a little bit, about safety for prisoners in… Full Transcript