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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
In Solitary Confinement
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m calling from inside the belly of the beast at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I served 20 years in solitary confinement. And I just wanted to share something with you… Full Transcript
Psychological Impact of Solitary Confinement
Bryant Arroyo
“The Psychological Impact of Solitary Confinement.” Now I want to address the issue of the newly imposed administrative policy throughout the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We are in a congregated administrative custody isolation mode, as… Full Transcript
Super Max Prisons
Donald Brown
My name’s Don Brown, 467895; I’m calling from Ohio. This is about supermax prisons. I was in a supermax prison from 2009 to 2014. And I’d like to talk about the effects that has on… Full Transcript
Better Education in College Or Prison?
Joadanus Olivas
My name is Joandus Olivas, currently incarcerated. The question is whether you receive a better education in college or in prison. Which of the two ensures that for sure success later in life? Which of… Full Transcript
In The Box Part 3
Dontie Mitchell
I want to make something abundantly clear about solitary confinement, to why I was placed in here. I said before and I say now, again, that solitary confinement is torture and negatively impacts the mental… Full Transcript
In The Box Part 2
Dontie Mitchell
New York state governor, Andrew M Cuomo, gave a press conference on Monday, March 30th. In which he discussed the need for New Yorkers to practice social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is… Full Transcript
Political Assassination of Political Prisoners
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
My name is Brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun. I’m an Indiana political prisoner. I am calling in from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility located in Indiana. This is “The Political Assassination of Political Prisoners: A Ongoing Murder… Full Transcript
In The Box
Dontie Mitchell
I want to make something abundantly clear about solitary confinement, to why I was placed in here. I said before and I say now, again, that solitary confinement is torture and negatively impacts the mental… Full Transcript
Solitary Confinement
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Good evening. This is Brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun calling in from Wabash Valley correctional Facility in Indiana. From the [depths/death] of Indiana political prisoner Brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, press release 2020. After spending 20 straight… Full Transcript
David Wade Continues to House Prisoners in Solitary
Keith Rogers
David Wade Correctional Center—located in Homer, Louisiana—continues to house prisoners in solitary confinement despite ongoing litigation. It was estimated in 2017 that over 87,000 prisoners across America are being held in solitary confinement. Despite the… Full Transcript
Love: A Message from Mumia
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear brothers, sisters, comrades, friends on the MOVE. As we meet today, we are living examples of a truly remarkable movement: a movement for life, for liberation, for resistance, and yes, for love. We have… Full Transcript
PSA
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In 1992, the brilliant law professor Derrick Bell published Faces at the Bottom of the Well, a series of potent essays on the sustained efforts of America to assign the bottom of the well to… Full Transcript
Excerpt 2 from “The Making and Unmaking of a Criminal”
Ozzie Mannwright
Hello Prison Radio. This is Ozzie Mann Wright again. I’m coming at you from Summit County Jail. I am reading another excerpt from my upcoming book, “The Making and Unmaking of a Criminal.” I hope… Full Transcript
There is a Storm a’Comin’
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is brother Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a prison located in southern Indiana. I am presenting one of my personal pieces, “There… Full Transcript
On Death Row Without a Sentence
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On Death Row With No Death Sentence. For several years now, well, over a decade, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections kept dozens of men on death row even though they didn’t have a pending death… Full Transcript
Segregation Alert: Stand with Me Comrade
Khalfani Malik Khaldun
Hello. My name is Khalfani Malik Khaldun, Indiana political prisoner. I am calling in today from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. I was recently snatched up by the administration in a sting for some reason,… Full Transcript
For Dylann Roof: Life
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For Dylann Roof, the next few days and weeks of his young life will prove his most memorable. That’s saying something, considering his slaughter of 9 sweet souls in a Black Charleston church. For, in… Full Transcript
Please Sign My Change.org Petition
Christopher “Naeem” Trotter
My name is Christopher Trotter. I’m 54 years old. I’m serving 142 years for participating in a prison riot in 1985 at the Indiana State Reformatory in which no one was killed. You can go… Full Transcript
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