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A Man Called Silk
Mumia Abu-Jamal
He was known by his nickname, Silk, but of course that was not his legal or his committed name, which was Todd White. He worked in the kitchen and worked out in the gym by… Full Transcript
2nd Chance Freedom
Larry Stromberg
Hello, this is Larry Stromberg from SEI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. This is my poem, “Second Chance Freedom.” Second Chance Freedom Mercy lights the way for the redemption of the guilty and the condemned. I tell… Full Transcript
Genesis of What If
Steven Nicholson
Hello, this is Steven Lynette Nicholson again, here in Jackson, Michigan. Just promoting prisonradio.org, their greatness, their beauty, their sacrifice, just, you know, so. They sacrifice. Maybe somebody else can sacrifice and help them out.… Full Transcript
Less We Have, The More We Give
DeAngelo Betts
Same sad story, but it’s [unclear] my Mother Teresa. My mother. Ms. Almita Taylor, was laid to rest ?/25/25 due to Alzheimer’s disease. She was 72. I’m very grateful for the 49 years unconditional love… Full Transcript
What If?
Steven Nicholson
Hey, Steven Lynn Nicholson again here in Jackson, Michigan. As always, support prisonradio.org, Prisoner Creative Arts Program out of University of Michigan. I may promote this again, but I’m promoting it again now, March 22,… Full Transcript
My Favorite
Steven Nicholson
Hey, this is Steven Nicholson again, here in Jackson, Michigan. Just shouting out prisonradio.org, you know, donate, help them out. Think of it as doing something for, you know, the little people that can’t do… Full Transcript
The Circle of Understanding
Danita Corbin
Today my topic is: The circle of understanding- Danita Corbin’s life. My life started with faith, which is the most important foundation in my life. My mother raised my two sisters and I up in… Full Transcript
On Hunger Strike: Losing Phone Access
Ekong Eshiet
My name is Ekong Eshiet. I’m currently being held out at Indiana [unclear] Department of Corrections at Westville Correctional Facility. My Indiana DOC number is 304103. I got sent out here on an interstate compact… Full Transcript
Death Comes and Death Goes
Steven Nicholson
Hello everybody, it’s Steven Lynn Nicholson again here in Jackson, Michigan. As always, help fund and donate to prisonradio.org, not that they’re asking, but I am, and PCAP, Prisoner Creative Arts Program in University of… Full Transcript
Why Was My Neighbor Tear Gassed?
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Why was my neighbor just tear gassed? It’s November 11, 2024, 10:52am. My neighbor here in Red Onion State Prison, these three solitary confinement cell blocks, was just tear gassed for the most absurd reason,… Full Transcript
Endure
Larry Stromberg
Hi, this is Larry Stromberg, and I’m going to perform my short play called “Endure.” “Endure” It was Christmas, 1973, South Philly. I met Joey during a difficult time in my childhood. I was seven… Full Transcript
Pro Se
Jamil Pirant
My name is Jamil Pirant. It’s just that when I think about being buried alive, I think about being in the joint. It’s like, you know, you got all these capabilities but you can’t do… Full Transcript
Suffering
Faluch Bigsby
Greetings, fellow citizens, it’s me, Faluch Bigsby, author of God Uses Gangsters. You could find my book on any book [site], Amazon, Barnes and Noble any major location. Well, today I want to talk about… Full Transcript
Fellowship
Spoon Jackson
Spoon Jackson, calling from Solano, and got a piece that I want to read about a fellow LWOP who is dying of cancer and trying to be commuted. Been down over 30 years but the… Full Transcript
Uplift Michigan City
Jamil Pirant
My name is Jamil Pirant. I’m calling out of Indiana Department of Corrections, and this piece is called “Uplift Michigan City.” I was transferred from Wabash Valley to ISP in like 2019. Now I went… Full Transcript
The Road
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. Now artistic expression and writing has become a therapy, allowing me an outlet to analyze, explore, and motivate change in my online life today. I want to… Full Transcript
Schools
Spoon Jackson
I think of the children of Angola given no fresh water but sold Coca-Cola. Kids killing kids in school, out of loneliness, out of despair, out of wanting the spotlight there. Who feels sad? It’s… Full Transcript
Prisoner Blues
Christian Weaver
My name’s Christian Weaver. I’m calling from Mountain City, TN, contributing to the Cruel, Not Unusual Enough audiobook, and the name of my poem, the first poem, is “Prison blues.” You don’t know loneliness until… Full Transcript
For Dylann Roof: Life
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For Dylann Roof, the next few days and weeks of his young life will prove his most memorable. That’s saying something, considering his slaughter of 9 sweet souls in a Black Charleston church. For, in… Full Transcript
This is Larry Stromberg at SCI Phoenix, in Pennsylvania, and this is my poem entitled “Decades Descending.” Decades Descending Where is the time gone? Vanishing into the horizon past, Leaving a lifetime of memories, The… Full Transcript