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The Populism of Pandemics
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For months now, the nation has been battered by the ravages of COVID-19: the Coronavirus. With millions of people infected, and over 190,000 people now dead, it now turn out that from the very start,… Full Transcript
COVID at Toledo, Ohio
Travis Nettles (Seven)
Peaceful blessings. My name Seven. You can find me up under Travis Nettles. I’m at Toledo prison in Toledo, Ohio. I’m serving a 20-year-to-life prison sentence. My inmate number is 735142, Travis Nettles, N, E,… Full Transcript
San Quentin COVID-19 Hospitalization
Marvin “Shaka” Walker
…old cell that they had..have me in, and, uh, once I realized last night they wasn’t gon’ put me in quarantine, that they was gonna bring me back to my cell, I was okay. I… Full Transcript
COVID-19
Mumia Abu-Jamal
COVID 19. Buds are bursting out from brittle tree limbs only to be embraced by the sun. But this spring, another visitor comes, the coronavirus, known formally as COVID-19. This week should likely surpass and… Full Transcript
Prisoners Concerned with COVID-19
Marvin “Shaka” Walker
Shaka Nantambu in San Quentin Prison on death row. “Prisoners Concerned of Covid 19”. How would it reach the population, not if, but when it will spread through the cell blocks, having seen how the… Full Transcript
In The Box Part 2
Dontie Mitchell
New York state governor, Andrew M Cuomo, gave a press conference on Monday, March 30th. In which he discussed the need for New Yorkers to practice social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is… Full Transcript
My name is Lexter Almagro. I’m calling from Donovan State Prison. The title of the poem is called “Death Around the Corner.” Got half my anger received and I’m overcome by self control. Replace my… Full Transcript