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Autism in Prison
Kirby Fichthorn
I found out that I had an autism spectrum disorder, among others, before my incarceration in 2019. From then til now, I have received very little help. The so-called help I’ve received from then til… Full Transcript
We Need to Prevent False Prison Staff Reports
Travis Williams
Hi, my name is Travis Eugene Williams, an inmate currently housed at Red Onion State Prison in the state of Virginia. I’m reaching out to the public to establish awareness regarding the power of falsified… Full Transcript
Misinformation in the Virginia DOC
David Annarelli
Today is March 26. It is a Thursday. One of the biggest issues with the Virginia DOC is the blatant attempts to defraud the citizens of the state through misinformation, out of context information, skewed… Full Transcript
Resilience, Part 2
David Annarelli
Back to the resilience of captives in departments of corruption such as myself within the illegitimate Virginia Department of Corrections. You’d be surprised to know just how opposite two people can be and still agree… Full Transcript
The Virginia Model: Retaliation and Retribution
David Annarelli
Today is November 5th, 2025. It is a hallmark of the Virginia DOC, a staple of The Virginia Model; retaliation and retribution dished out by the lackeys, approved, often ordered by the administrators. One of… Full Transcript
The Virgina Model: The War on Proper Medical Care
David Annarelli
Hello. This is, “The Virginia Model: The War on Proper Medical Care.” Today is August 7. It is a Thursday. The mounting reports about the Virginia Department of Corrections and its inhumane treatment of captives… Full Transcript
Virginia Model: Threats to Safety (Part 1)
David Annarelli
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, contributing writer for The Prison Journalism Project. This piece is entitled “Virginia DOC, Lawrenceville: The ‘Virginia Model’ Threats to Safety, Part One.’” Today is July 2nd. It is a… Full Transcript
Growth is Painful
Faluch Bigsby
Greetings citizens, it’s me, Faluch Bigsby. Today I got a little quote from Ms. Robinson here at Madison Prison, and I’m going to start with that, then I’m going to go into my dialogue: “Growth is… Full Transcript
Manny’s Attempted Murder
Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is a text drawn from my first book, Live from Death Row,”Manny’s Attempted Murder.” “At first glance, the guy looks like a black fire plug, short, coffee black, with a clean shaven, glistening dome.… Full Transcript
The Day the Philly Police Bombed MOVE
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
May 13, 1985 is a day that I will never forget. It was the day the infamously racist Philadelphia Police Department and the city’s first African American mayor, Wilson Goode, dropped a C4 explosive bomb… Full Transcript
Frackville: The Anonymous Fiefdom
Bryant Arroyo
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
Stop the Killing
Keith Malik Washington
Revolutionary greetings comrades, friends, and free world allies. Let me be clear about something. Texas Department of Justice criminal employees abuse and murder prisoners. Prison guards in Texas abuse and kill the most vulnerable prisoners,… Full Transcript
The Not So Grand Jury
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In Ferguson, tensions are tighter than a drum in morbid anticipation of the decision of the grand jury in the fatal police shooting of Mike Brown, a local Black teenager. We have said “the decision… Full Transcript
Is The NSA Above the Law?
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and the other corporate owned news networks in America have been asking the question: Should former NSA [National Security Administration] contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden be given amnesty? But the correct… Full Transcript
Memories of a Panther Martyr: Fred Hampton (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The late Black Panther martyr Fred Hampton once said, “You can jail a revolutionary, but you can’t jail the revolution.” I never had the pleasure of meeting Chairman Fred Hampton in life. I read numerous… Full Transcript
Memories of a Panther Martyr: Fred Hampton
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Español (English below)Memorias de un mártir de los Panteras Negras: Fred Hampton Por Mumia Abu-Jamal “Puedes encarcelar a un revolucionario, pero no puedes encarcelar la revolución…Puedes asesinar a un libertador, pero no puedes asesinar la… Full Transcript
17. William Kunstler Introduction
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Emcee: William Kunstler is a longtime civil rights activist. He has long been active in First Amendment and civil rights cases. William Kunstler: Before I read my portion, I just want to indicate a couple… Full Transcript
To my friends Mike Stark, Kenny Collins, Stanley Howard, Marlene Martin, and Elisabeth T., part of Live After Death Row. I always look to the ancestors, the old ones who came before us, who lived… Full Transcript