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UCSC Prison Narrative with Mumia
Interviewer: I’m honored to have this opportunity to ask you this question, and nd this question stems from your book, Jailhouse Lawyers, and in the book you, I quote, you wrote about how we often… Full Transcript
Rebel Lawyers Speech
“Rebel Lawyers.” Dear friends at Yale Law School, dear rebel lawyers on the MOVE. I greet you all as I endeavor to address the issue of rebel lawyers. When I think of the term, the… Full Transcript
Frackville: The Anonymous Fiefdom
The State Correctional Institution at Frackville is a small facility located in the Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountain region. Opened in 1987, this facility originally housed problematic prisoners. Currently, SCI Frankville houses about 1,140 prisoners and is… Full Transcript
Angela Davis
Live From Death Row
1 Live From Death Row, Part 1 A lifetime may pass without an individual having been personally addressed by government. For millions, government is a remote venture conducted by quasi representatives in their name, with… Full Transcript

“Of Jailhouse Lawyers.” To be a jailhouse lawyer is to be, above all, a prisoner, and as such, among the most despised of men and women in the nation. “Jailhouse lawyer” was similarly a term… Full Transcript