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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
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
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