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Tag Me Out
Ashana Monique Hayward
Tag me out. I was convicted under nothing but a theory; a theory that was conjected by lies, false testimony. During a hearing of trials, the prosecution never brought up forth any evidence that would… Full Transcript
Are Prisons Necessary
Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick
I was asked by a friend of mine to call in and offer my perspective on prison abolition. My hope is that my comments will encourage others being held in bondage to call in and… Full Transcript
Hassan Farris
United Black Family Scholarship Foundation
What inspired you to explore the idea of creating a nonprofit or public service organization while incarcerated? What inspired me to create a nonprofit was seeing kids in poverty, unloved and misguided, to start an… Full Transcript
Youth Offenders
William A. Noguera
This is William A. Noguera calling from San Quentin’s Death Row. And this piece is “Discrimination and Youth Offendership.” Discrimination is something we should all strive to eliminate. However, there is a group of teenagers,… Full Transcript
The Justice System
Omar Askia Ali
The title of this topic is the justice system. In the Philadelphia Tribune, 11-24-19, page one, Mr. Maurice Hudson was jailed for being poor. Philadephia Supreme Court freed him, calling the sentence an “egregious error.”… Full Transcript
America’s Prison System
Omar Askia Ali
The count in 2016 for life sentenced prisoners in America was almost 160,000. But out of that amount, 50,000 have life without parole. In the 1980s and 90s, President Ronald Reagan, Bush, and Clinton waged… Full Transcript
The Change in America
Omar Askia Ali
Change in America. My name is Omar Askia Ali aka Sistrunk. One of a number of examples that America is trying to right the wrong, is the Baltimore prosecutor’s effort to vacate pot convictions of… Full Transcript
My Life is Worth Just as Much as Yours
Dontie Mitchell
I’m usually an optimist, so I see the glass half full. But at times, I just don’t know. I wonder if I’m suffering the sins of my father and mother or their fathers and mothers.… Full Transcript
Are We Letting The Great Moment Vanish
Charles Karim Diggs
My name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m calling from, uh, Pennsylvania Graterford state prison, and the, uh, topic for my, uh, little essay here is, uh, “Are We Letting a Great Moment Vanish?” This nation… Full Transcript
What Drives Mass Incarceration?
Charles Karim Diggs
Hello everyone, my name is Charles Karim Diggs. I’m at Graterford prison in Pennsylvania. My number is AK7945, Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426. And I wanted to speak to you today, and my little subject… Full Transcript
Prison Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Prison Nation.” When I left Death Row, I could no longer use my signature sign off: “live from death row,” which incidentally was the title of my first book. I had to find a new… Full Transcript
Street Combatant to Servant of the People
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. This is a piece called “From Organizational Street Combatant to Revolutionary Servant of the People,” by… Full Transcript
The National Disease of America
Don’t Get Trapped
Wilbert Sanders
This is Wilbert Sanders, also known as Jazz the Poet with one I called “Don’t Get Trapped.” Since music calms the savage beast, let’s compose a song with lyrics so strong, violence actually comes to… Full Transcript
Lifers Do Better On Parole
Omar Askia Ali
Statistics show that 85 to 90 percent of those incarcerated are in prison for economically related crimes, mostly due to poverty and lack of education and lack of employable skills. Moreover, the recidivism rate among… Full Transcript
This is Ivan Kilgore, founder of the United Black Family Scholarship Foundation, speaking to you from behind the walls of a medium security prison in California. I’ve been incarcerated for 25 years serving a life… Full Transcript