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Control
Charles Karim Diggs
The name of my essay is “Control,” by Charles Kareem Diggs of Phoenix Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. After a careful review of history, you sense a feeling that the millions of lives were lost senselessly. The… Full Transcript
Pennsylvania: Lifers Without Parole
Omar Askia Ali
My name is, uh, Omar Askia Ali, aka Edward Sistrunk. I’m housed in Coal Township in Pennsylvania. I’m speaking about parole eligibility for life-sentence prisoners in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a dire need… Full Transcript
Fight Toxic Prisons Full Speech
Bryant Arroyo
Speech for the Fight Toxic Prisons 2017 National Convergence Conference. Hello there, environmentalists ecologists, bioneers, blue gold rainforest protectors, movers, shakers, GMO opponents, green tech innovators, indigenous leaders, social-environmental justice activists gathered here today. I… Full Transcript
Gangsters in Blue
Mumia Abu-Jamal
An essay from the new book Writing on the Wall, “Gangsters in Blue”, July 20, 1994″. A ruthless band of criminals strikes a series of homes, robbing inhabitants of money and other valuables, threatening certain… Full Transcript
Laughter echoes off the walls as blood spills. Who will be the next victim as taxpayers unknowingly fund and supply the torture and abuse of incarcerated people? Not only are federal agencies, such as the Immigration… Full Transcript