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Do The Crime, Do The Time
Karen Brown
You do the crime, you do the time. Some people tell me that sounds odd coming from somebody that’s been incarcerated so long, but after 40 years, two months and six days of incarceration, I’ve lived,… Full Transcript
Faith & Power to Restore
Karen Brown
Today, I’d like to share a quote. It’s a quote by Patton, General Patton, from years ago, and it says, “If a man takes it upon himself God’s right to punish, then a man must… Full Transcript
Hard To Stay Motivated
Karen Brown
There’s a new trend in Kentucky, and I’m sure the other states also on this: called ‘death by incarceration.’ 44% of inmates here in Kentucky that are doing life are over 55 years old. In… Full Transcript
Citizens Dying From Unjust Sentences
Eddy Treadwell
Okay, hello. This is Mr. Eddie Treadwell, Michigan Department of Corrections, Cotton Correctional Facility. My prison numbers is 205017, and I would like to talk about Michigan citizens dying in prison from unjust sentence. See,… Full Transcript
Abandoned
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. This is my short play entitled “Abandoned 5000.” My name is Max Stone. I got a life sentence for a crime I’m very remorseful for. A crime… Full Transcript
Death By Incarceration
Karen Brown
The Kentucky Parole Board has deemed several inmates forever ineligible for parole, despite meeting all the criteria expected of us and the many factors of rehabilitation. We meet that according to their own regulations. Justice… Full Transcript
March For Mumia (WBAI-NY)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mimi Rosenberg: Welcome to Sprouts: Radio From the Grassroots, a weekly program that showcases radio production by independent community media. We bring you local stories to a global audience, produced at a different location each… Full Transcript
Hospice Behind Bars
Larry Stromberg
This is Larry Stromberg. This is my new poem called “Hospice Behind Bars”. Hospice Behind Bars Hospice is one of my jobs, behind bars. I sit with the dying, those condemned by society, Riddled by… Full Transcript
Maxed Out
Larry Stromberg
Maxed out. Life without the possibility of parole. It’s called death by incarceration, no way out unless granted clemency or commutation, which is a long shot in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. An innocent claim could… Full Transcript
Play Staging Announcement
Larry Stromberg
Hey, this is Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix, and I want to announce that my play [is] being staged in Georgia. The play’s entitled “Behind the Dark Gray Wall”. It’s going to be performed at the… 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
Investigating LWOP
Paul Rodgers
This is Paul Rodgers reporting from the state penitentiary at SCI Chester. I recommend we do a investigative report and survey on life without the possibility of parole sentences. The focus will be on how… Full Transcript
Justice of Eric Rick Joseph
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
Sign This is Petition My inmate number is NB7568. This is Kenjuan Congo Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines, and an objective of ours is justice for Eric Joseph. Eric Joseph is… Full Transcript
D.B.I.
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. from the belly of the beast. My inmate number is ND7568. In issue number 46 of the Movement, I published an article about death by incarceration. This started a lot… Full Transcript
American Prisons as Senior Citizen’s Warehouses
Charles Karim Diggs
Hello everyone. My name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m at Graterford, uh, prison. And my number is AK7945, Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426. I wanted to, uh, share my feelings about the senior citizens in… Full Transcript
Mass Incarceration
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali, AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m calling in reference to the, uh, mass incarceration. The United States imprisons more residents than any other nation in the world. Over 2.2 million individuals… Full Transcript
Philly Courts to Give Sham Resentencing Hearing
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Philly courts to give sham brief sentencing hearings to brother Ghani and other child lifers. by Kerry Shakaboona Marshall. Kempis Ghani Songster—sentenced death by incarceration, or life without parole, at 15 years old for murder—has… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania: Lifers Without Parole
Omar Askia Ali
My name is, uh, Omar Askia Ali, aka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township in Pennsylvania. I’m speaking about parole eligibility for life-sentence prisoners in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a dire need… Full Transcript
Save Kerry Shakaboona Marshall PSA
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall: Hello. My name is Shakaboona. At 17 years old, I was sentenced to life without parole in the Pennsylvania State Prison system. Thus far, I have served 28 years in prison. I… Full Transcript
“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