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Jayland Walker’s Execution
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Hey, this is comrade Pitt. So after watching a video of Jayland Walker’s execution by Akron police, to say my blood was boiling is an understatement. He did evade police, but that is not a… Full Transcript
Assault on Roe v. Wade
Christopher Trotter
This is Christopher Trotter, speaking live from inside the belly of the beast. I’m with all the women of this country right now and I stand united with you. The Supreme Court is poised to… Full Transcript
John Paul Stevens on Kavanaugh
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“John Paul Stevens on Kavanaugh.” The late Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, in the last words he wrote in his life, said some interesting thing about then-judge Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh, while a judge on… Full Transcript
Corrections to “Man Power”
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Oops. I was wrong. I was wrong. In my last commentary entitled “Man Power,” I assumed that Dr. Christine B. Ford’s claim of sexual harassment would not scuttle judge Brett Kavanaugh’s swift ascension to the… Full Transcript
Domestic Violence
Charles Karim Diggs
Charles Karim Diggs. I’m a Pennsylvania prisoner at Phoenix, a new prison. And the name of my, uh, title is “Domestic Violence, Harassment, and Denial.” Domestic violence has taken front stage because the president and… Full Transcript
Prison-Based Gerrymandering
Omar Askia Ali
My name is Omar Askia Ali AKA Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township. My subject matter is prison-based gerrymandering. An article in the new Pittsburgh Courier, December the 2nd, quotes the Pennsylvania Secretary of… Full Transcript
Psychological Torture
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
Good evening. My name is Peter Kamal Mukuria. I’m currently incarcerated in Red Onion State Prison in Pound, Virginia. This commentary is about psychological torture. The first thing that enters a person’s psyche when the… Full Transcript
Hepatitis C Wars Widen
Mumia Abu-Jamal
When our recent hepatitis C case was decided (Jan. 3,2017), we thought that the state, known widely for its repressive penal attitudes and its cold resistance to the principle that prisoners were, after all, human… Full Transcript
Loving Day
Bryant Arroyo
“Landmark of Love: Loving v. Virginia.” In 1967, United State Supreme Court civil rights decision Loving v. Virginia set the precedent for interracial constitutional love. The background on loving is the family name of Mildred… Full Transcript
Duplicitous Batts II Decision
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
On June 26, 2017, in a unanimous decision to bamboozle the public in the Batts II case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices have released another duplicitous ruling against the fair and humane sentencing of children… Full Transcript
Batts II: An Atrocity Towards Children
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
“Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Batts II Decision is an Atrocity Towards Child Offenders,” by Shakaboona. There was no victory in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Batts II case decision. In fact, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision was… Full Transcript
On Other Prisoners Compilation
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Last of Angola Three Free.” Albert Woodfox, the last of the Angola Three, walked free. Albert Woodfox has the dubious distinction of having spent 43 years in the hole—solitary confinement—in the infamous prison farm and… Full Transcript
On Politics
Judging Injustice
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Several weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision, as rare as it i was remarkable. It overturned a decision by the PA Supreme Court, strongly rebuked that court’s former chief justice, and issued… Full Transcript
Update
PA Federal Judge Says Re-sentencing To 35-Years-to-Life is Illegal
Philly DA Seth Williams Blocked Child Lifers’ Path to Freedom
Don’t Let The Perfect Be The Enemy of The Good
Philly District Attorney Trades One Illegal Sentence For Another
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Philadelphia District Attorney (D.A.) Seth Williams finally released his Juvenile Resentencing Protocol in compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Miller vs. Alabama and Montgomery vs. Louisiana. D.A. Seth Williams has stated “we are… Full Transcript
My inmate number is ND7568. The title of this piece is, “Miranda Rights.” I am Kenjuan Congo Jr., calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. The United States Supreme Court ruled that police officers… Full Transcript