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I Don’t Want To Lose My Life Here
Krystal Clark
Hi, my name is Krystal Denise Clark my inmate numbers 435064. I’m in WHV, the valley of death. This has been going on too long now, too long, how they are playing with my life… Full Transcript
Joint Venture Theory
Valentino Facey
Hello, my name’s Valentino Facey. I’m 37 years old, calling from Massachusetts [Correctional] Institution – Norfolk, and I’m in prison serving a life sentence. I’ve been in for a little over 16 years and I’d… Full Transcript
COVID at Rush City Minnesota
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate #210006. Sadly, in the Minnesota correctional facility, Rush City, where I’m confined, we have been subjected to a rise of COVID-positive cases. This has come as a surprise to… Full Transcript
Violent Offenders
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
Dear outside world, my name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling from inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Carlisle, Indiana. I would like to speak to you in regards of prisoners… Full Transcript
Political Prisoner
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter, and I’m a political prisoner held inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I came into the prison system with a four-year sentence for theft. And… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania Life Prisoners Struggle For Parole
Omar Askia Ali
The Pennsylvania life-sentenced prisoners are struggling for parole. Most States provide parole for life-sentenced prisoners. Seven states do not; Pennsylvania is one of those seven. As with the death penalty, life sentences were designed to… Full Transcript
Contradictions in the Rhetoric of Prison Rehabilitation, Part 1
Ivan Kilgore
My name is Ivan Kilgore, and the piece that I’ll be sharing with you today is entitled “The Glaring Contradictions in the Rhetoric of Prison Rehabilitation, Part One.” I begin this piece with a quote… Full Transcript
Why Gangs Proliferate
Dontie Mitchell
Ujaama. Ujaama. Greetings, my friends. This is Dontie S. Mitchell, better known as Mfalme Sikivu, reporting to you from Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York. And my last three commentaries, I told you… Full Transcript
A Bright Shining Hell
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Imagine.” Imagine living, eating, sleeping, relieving oneself, daydreaming, weeping, but mostly waiting, in the room the size of your bathroom. Now imagine doing all those things, but mostly waiting, for the rest of your life.… Full Transcript
America’s Punishment Addiction
Kenneth Hartman
The broader public got a look at the uglier side of their heroes in blue when those sworn to protect and serve showed up in Ferguson in armored personnel carriers, dressed out in full combat… 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
What is imperfection? Is it one’s belief that they need correction, Or someone who doesn’t know That flaws are just smoke mirrors and misdirection? What is imperfection? Is it a light that reveals Versus a… Full Transcript