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Derelict and Tyranny
Kahlil Hammond
Hello. My name is Khalil Hammond. This is a piece called “Derelict and Tyranny.” I often hear people say the system is broken, but I don’t think that it is. I believe that it operates… Full Transcript
Drowning
Larry Stromberg
Hi. This is Larry Stromberg and I’m incarcerated at SCI Phoenix, and I’m gonna do a poem called Drowning. Drowning It’s a hell of a thing when you can’t breathe anymore. Think about George Floyd… Full Transcript
The Release of Brittney Griner
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
My inmate number is ND7568. I’m calling this piece, “The Release of Brittney Griner.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is a WNBA Champion… Full Transcript
What Victims Want
Terri Harper
“What Victims Want.” Anyone in our times that believes in forgiveness has undoubtedly wondered what victims want. I have, and with every heinous crime reported on one, my desire for insight grows. You assume that… Full Transcript
August 8th
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Early morning. A time of rest, quiet and repose. On August 8th, 1978, only the early birds in search of worms were stirring. Also, cops assembled, heavily armed. They attacked the MOVE House in Powelton… Full Transcript
Duplicitous Batts II Decision
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On June 26, 2017, in a unanimous decision to bamboozle the public in the Batts II case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices have released another duplicitous ruling against the fair and humane sentencing of children… Full Transcript
Trump Conspiring
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Trump Conspiring to Incarcerate Former President Barack Obama,” by Shakaboona. In the wake of Trump’s Russia scandal to influence the 2016 United States presidential elections, President Trump made a series of unsubstantiated claims and tweets… Full Transcript
What If The Prison System Is All Wrong
Mr. Kaepernick, You Are My Hero
Dark Days
The Nightmare of Remembering
Kenneth Hartman
I come to the semi consciousness of dreaming, only occasionally, and even then, I recall only snippets and fragments. They’re all connected though. It’s always dark. There are corridors running through buildings with barred windows… Full Transcript
40 Years in the Wilderness
Mumia Abu-Jamal
August 13, 2003, an essay from the new collection, Writing on the Wall. It has been 40 long years since the much heralded March on Washington, almost half a century. And what is our condition… 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
Final State of Corrections
Howard Zinn Speaks
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is Howard Zinn. Slavery is back. In fact, it was never abolished. In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery, except in prison. At the current rate of incarceration, by the… Full Transcript
Hi. This is Larry Stromberg, and today I’m going to be reciting my poem entitled“Upstanding.” Upstanding An honest lawyer believes in liberty.Stops at nothing to achieve the lightFrom the depths of darkness. Complete integrity is expected, Even… Full Transcript