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Hunger Strike Follow Up: Demand No. 1
David Annarelli
“Hunger Strike Follow-Up: Demand Number One,” recorded August 19th, 2026. As you know, I entered into a hunger strike on July 6th, 2026, which ended August 5th — for 30 days — because after 10… Full Transcript
Information on Hunger Strikes
David Annarelli
“Hunger Strikes Informative.” Today is August 12th, 2026. Just earlier today, someone came up to me and asked me about the weight loss that I had experienced over my 30-day hunger strike because they were… Full Transcript
David Annarelli on Hunger Strike
Kirby Fichthorn
David Anarelli was taken out of my pod on 7/16/26 and put in [unclear] the hole for medical for observation. He hasn’t eaten since July 16th, last I saw him. That’s 10 days, possibly 11,… 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
Hunger Strike
Donald Hooker (C-Note)
Hi. My name is Donald C-Note Hooker, and I’d like to tell you about a hunger strike this September, 21 2025. Hunger Striking For True Freedom, is a hunger strike by Donald C-Note Hooker, the… Full Transcript
Hunger Strike Announcement
Ekong Eshiet
My name is Ekong Eshiet, State Number 304103. I’m currently incarcerated at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana. My reason for doing this recording is because I want to notify y’all that as of tomorrow… Full Transcript
Interview with Ekong’s Mother (Martha Pritchard)
Ekong Eshiet
Before being incarcerated at the Red Onion State Prison, June of this year, he was at the Wallens Ridge State Prison. December of 2023, he was in an altercation with another inmate. By the time the… Full Transcript
Hunger Strike and Self Immolation Update
Ekong Eshiet
I started my hunger strike Monday, October 21st. Once everybody refused a breakfast tray, the CO came to my door and said, “Why? Why you messing up the spot? This is a good spot.” He … Full Transcript
Self Immolation in Virginia Prisons
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
On September 15, 2024, a young African man, Ekong Eshiet and his cellmate Trayvon Brown, set themselves on fire at Virginia’s remote supermax Red Onion State Prison. Ekong suffered third degree burns along his legs… Full Transcript
Hunger Strike
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Yo, peace this is KnowledgeBorn GodAllah calling from Solano State Prison, man. I want to inform my listeners, man. I appreciate y’all. I love y’all man. You know and understand. And all those true honest… 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
Back from Segregation
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Charley Hughes, also known as Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey. I am at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, and this piece is just an introduction of me no longer being in segregation. It was pretty much-… Full Transcript
Retaliation For Hunger Strike
Mansa Musa
Okay, hello world, my name is Mansa Musa, and I’m currently incarcerated at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California. I want to bring awareness to an incident that’s transpiring in my life,… Full Transcript
On Restrictive Release List Of Solitary Confinement
Derrick Gibson
Hi, my name is Derrick Gibson, a prisoner in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on the restricted release list of solitary confinement. After a week-long hunger strike and protest of the prison conditions of long-term… Full Transcript
Palestinian Prisoners: Your Hunger is Resistance
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Palestinian Prisoners Day, April 17th, was marked by 1500 Palestinian prisoners beginning an open hunger strike in a movement for what is called the struggle of freedom and dignity within Israeli prisons. The hunger strike… Full Transcript
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Interview With Albert Woodfox (2005)
Albert Woodfox
Albert Woodfox: My name is Albert Woodfox. My African name is [inaudible]. I’ve been housed in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola since 1971, which is approximately about 34 years. Well, basically since I was put… Full Transcript
“Hunger Strike Follow Up: Sanctions,” recorded on September 28, 2026. If there is always a response to be expected by Virginia DOC staff, it is brazen lawlessness and disregard for the safety of its captives.… Full Transcript