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Weapons Planted by a Prison Guard
Zohnpierre D Perkins
My name is Zohnpierre Perkins. I’m a 28-year-old black activist at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. And I would like to say what the word that ends up. On May 25th of this year, a cat… Full Transcript
Hypocrisy of DOCCS
Dontie Mitchell
It seems to me that prison officials don’t want to accept responsibility for their own conduct. However, they will punish those of us who are behind these walls for the things that we do wrong. … Full Transcript
On Prison Guards
Mumia Abu-Jamal
I remember in Huntington and even in Greene, you know, when I was alone with a guy, talking man-to-man. Guys say, “Listen, I’m a peon, you know. Something happens here, man, they throw me to… Full Transcript
The Truth is More Insidious and Treacherous
Dontie Mitchell
The Truth is More Insidious and Treacherous.” For years the superintendent here at Great Meadow has presided over and condoned some of the worst prison violence in New York state. The Correctional Association of New… Full Transcript
Murder of Prisoners and Guard Protest At Great Meadow
Dontie Mitchell
“Murder of Prisoners and Guard Protest at Great Meadow.” For the last three days, the guards here at Great Meadow have been protesting for lockout of several of their own who were implicated in the… Full Transcript
You Paid For It
Dontie Mitchell
“You Paid For It.” Every day I watch the district prison guards yell, scream, and throw hissy fits because they lack the simple intelligence to use their authority responsibly, to get prisoners to act accordingly.… Full Transcript
Where is Governor Cuomo
Dontie Mitchell
“Where’s Governor Cuomo?” New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo once said that New York state will be the progressive beacon for the nation. That’s all well and good, governor. But when it comes to… Full Transcript
The Magnificent 7
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The magnificent seven.” They are a cross-section of American men, black, white, Greek, and Italian. Seven men, seven guards at a county jail in Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania. Seven man who collectively face 37 counts of… Full Transcript
What Are They Hiding?
Kenneth Hartman
What are they hiding? There’s been a lot of talk recently about outfitting the police with body cameras, an idea made possible by advances in technology, and by the failure of the police to advance… Full Transcript
Hey y’all, this is Comrade Pitt, Peter Kamal Mukuria, 1197165, currently here at Red Onion Prison, Virginia. So upon my arrival here at Red Onion Prison, I was subject to retaliation such as being deprived… Full Transcript