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Appearance at Alameda County Court
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Peace. This is KnowledgeBorn GodAllah, calling from Solano State Prison. I want to first send a shout out to all those brothers that I grew up with on death row who are now at home:… Full Transcript
Dead Man Walking
Ronald W. Clark Jr.
“Dead Man Walking,” by Ronald Wayne Clark, Jr Dead man walking That’s why I’m talking. Trying to educate, To eliminate the hate And rid so many men of a terrible fate.Killing our citizens, watching them… Full Transcript
Gods In Progress
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Peace. This is KnowledgeBorn GodAllah calling from Pelican Bay State Prison. I want to inform my peoples and my listeners and the Nation of Gods and Earths that we are in progress of practicing our… Full Transcript
Rolf Becker: Congratulations!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For the German actor and human rights activist Rolf Becker, this has been a good year. First, he has marked a birthday: his 90th! Secondly, he has just been awarded the first Rosa Luxemburg Prize,… Full Transcript
Children Must Be Linked to the Future
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Yeah, my name is KnowledgeBorn God Allah. and I am calling from San Quentin’s death row. And I’m the founder the Five Percent Nation and Gods of Earth, in San Quentin Prison in CDCR in… 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
Hunger Strike Announcement on Voices From the Frontline
Bomani Shakur (Keith LaMar)
Intro Music (Nina Simome): Here comes the sun, little darling. Here comes the sun. I say, it’s all right. It’s all right. Julian Lamb: Good morning, Voices listeners. You’re at 90.7 FM KPFK. This is Julian… 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
COVID Update from San Quentin’s Death Row
Richard A. Valdez
This is Richard Valdez, coming to you from San Quentin State Prison, California. The following commentary is titled, “COVID Update from San Quentin’s Death Row.” On Monday, July 18th, 2022, the East Block Condemned Unit… Full Transcript
Seeking Representation
Richard A. Valdez
My name is Richard Valdez, and I’m a Death Row prisoner at San Quentin State Prison reaching out for help to find competent state habeas counsel to represent me on my appeal. Due to Prop… Full Transcript
The Boy vs. The Death Penalty
William A. Noguera
This is William Noguera, from San Quentin’s death row. This piece is, “The Boy Versus The Death Penalty.” The death penalty, and life without the possibility of parole, are the harshest sentences a person can… Full Transcript
Youth Offenders
William A. Noguera
This is William A. Noguera calling from San Quentin’s Death Row. And this piece is “Discrimination and Youth Offendership.” Discrimination is something we should all strive to eliminate. However, there is a group of teenagers,… Full Transcript
Death Row Diaries
William A. Noguera
Hi, this is William Noguera, co-host of Death Row Diaries from San Quentin State Prison, the only true crime and paranormal podcast hosted by a death row convict on death row. If you love true… Full Transcript
Litigations Against PADOC
Derrick Gibson
Prisoners on death row here in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections have successfully litigated and won the argument of being housed in indefinite isolation of solitary confinement as being cruel and unusual punishment and inhumane treatment.… Full Transcript
Elizabeth Green: Asking For A Chance
Heather Jarvis
Heather Jarvis: My name is Heather Jarvis, and I sat down with Miss Elizabeth Green late Friday morning before institutional count. She was eager to share her testimony, and I was hungry to listen. I… Full Transcript
Roderick Johnson Has Case Dismissed
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On Death Row he’s known as “Roddy,” short for Roderick—Roderick Johnson, in fact. For the last 23 years, “Roddy” has been on Pennsylvania’s Death Row, a co-defendant charged with 2 homicides: a drug deal gone… Full Transcript
Cold Days on Death Row
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Every place where death row stands is, by its very nature, a cold place. For what is colder than a government killing its own citizens? Especially after years of psychological and mental torture and the… Full Transcript
Locked Up and Locked Down
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Locked up and locked down.” For nearly a month now, all prisoners in Pennsylvania state prisons, over 40,000 men and women, have been locked down. What does lockdown mean? When I was on death row,… Full Transcript
Everything That Is Wrong With America
Kevin Cooper
This is Kevin Cooper, and I’m sending my respects and my appreciation to all of you, and to my cultural brother, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Everything that is wrong in America is represented in what is wrong… Full Transcript
Peace. This is Knowledge Born God Allah, honorable Darren C. Stanley. Peace to all my listeners. I want the people to know where I’m coming from. For 37 years, I have walked San Quentin’s death row.… Full Transcript