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Virginia Parole Corruption
David Annarelli
My name is David Annarelli, 1853637, journalist, contributing writer to Prison Journalism Project, currently housed at Lawrenceville, in the Virginia Department of Corruption. In 2024, approximately 3600 discretionary parole eligible prisoners were denied, in fact,… Full Transcript
A Call for Justice: Leonard Peltier’s Release
Donald Hooker (C-Note)
Hello. This is Donald C-Note Hooker, foundational Black American, prison artist and advocate for justice. Today, I want to speak about Leonard Peltier, a man who like me, will face a parole board in 2026.… Full Transcript
Bad Behavior Before Parole
Kenjuan Congo Jr.
Inmate number is ND7568. Imma call this “Bad behavior before parole.” This is Kenjuan Congo, Jr. calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. A lot of times people do whatever’s called idiotic thing- idiotic… Full Transcript
PA Parole Board Refused to Reform How It Reviewed Child Lifer Prisoners for Parole Release
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Pennsylvania Parole Board Refused to Reform How it Reviewed Child Lifer Prisoners for Parole Release,” by Shakaboona. In this great sea of societal change, the people of America, followed by the United States Supreme Court, has… Full Transcript
The Invisible Man
Wilbert Sanders
My name is Wilbert Sanders, known as ‘Jazz the Poet,’ with a piece I call “The Invisible Man.” As I anticipate and impatiently wait To be discharged from these walls of hate, There are many… Full Transcript
Speech to the National Convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Kenneth Hartman
Speech to the National Convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, delivered November 13, 2015 via telephone from the California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster, California. Greetings, from inside California’s prison… Full Transcript
Free Alabama Movement
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun
Greetings to everyone from the struggle here in Alabama, Free Alabama Movement. My name is Bennu Hannibal, and we send out greetings to all of our brothers and sisters who are incarcerated inside of the… Full Transcript
The Spirit of Resistance, Struggle, and Death
Jaan Laaman
“Some Reflections on Comrades: The Spirit of Resistance, Struggle and Death.” This is Jaan Laaman, your political prisoner voice and editor of 4struggle Magazine. 2015 is almost a month old, and my overall outlook has been… Full Transcript
Hello, my name is David Annarelli, contributing writer for PrisonJournalismProject.org. Today is July 7th. It is a Monday, and this piece is entitled, “In Robert Smith’s Own Words.” In several of my previous commentaries for… Full Transcript