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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
You Will Know Them By Their Actions
Kenneth Hartman
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, It’s not the actions of our enemies that we’ll remember, it’s the silence of our friends.” While he said this in a wholly different context, the principle… Full Transcript
America, America
Bryant Arroyo
America, America Land of the free, A society filled with justice and equality. This is a clear example of hypocrisy, Unless they forgot to include me And millions of others kept in captivity, Confined behind tall walls and razor wiresWith… Full Transcript
The Other Death Penalty: Five Reasons to Abolish Death by Incarceration
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“The Other Death Penalty: Five Reasons to Abolish Death by Incarceration,” by Shakaboona. Life without parole sentences. It is often called “the other death penalty.” But, today, we simply call life without parole sentences what… Full Transcript
June 6th Rally
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Statement for the June 6th Rally,” by Shakaboona. My name is Shakaboona. At the age of 17, I was certified as an adult for the charge of robbery homicide, given an unfair trial, and was… Full Transcript
Massachusetts Supreme Court Abolishes Life for Children
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
The Massachusetts Supreme Court abolishes all life without parole sentences for child defendants. The unthinkable has happened. Massachusetts has recently joined the conservative states of Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming, in abolishing life without parole imprisonment… Full Transcript
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