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The Hardest Time
Kenneth Hartman
This is the hardest time to be in prison. At least it is for me.bIt starts with Thanksgiving with all its appeals, the family gatherings and reflections on all we should be grateful for in… 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
The Conversation’s Started
Kenneth Hartman
After more than 35 years, it looks like the conversation’s finally started about the cruelty and the unfairness of life without parole sentences. Academics and activists have been talking about it, but now, on August… Full Transcript
Prisoners Remain Less Than Human
Kenneth Hartman
Kenneth E. Hartman, California State Prison, Los Angeles County, in Lancaster. “Prisoners Remain Less Than Human.” The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term with a couple of wins for progressive voices, upholding the Affordable Care… 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
35 Years Gone
Kenneth Hartman
This is Kenneth B. Hartman, Executive Director of the Other Death Penalty Project, from inside California’s prison system. 35 Years Gone. I’ve now served more than 35 years in prison for killing a man in… Full Transcript
The Dark Side of American Exceptionalism
Kenneth Hartman
This country likes to pride itself on its exceptionalism; on how America is the shining city on the hill, on how this is man’s last best hope. This sentiment swells our hearts with pride and,… Full Transcript
America’s Got A Prison Problem
Kenneth Hartman
This is Kenneth E. Hartman, Executive Director of The Other Death Penalty Project. America’s got a prison problem, a big prison problem that isn’t going to be fixed by a few timid reforms around the… Full Transcript
The Trouble With Prison
Kenneth Hartman
The Trouble with Prison. Plato’s allegory of the cave describes how the limited perceptions of men leave them measuring the world with only the distorted reflections of reality. The trouble with prison, as it is… Full Transcript
It turns out, we’re the barbarians. It’s not often the mainstream corporate media broadcasts something so powerful it shatters preconceptions and calls into question conventionally accepted narratives. But on April 3rd, CBS’s 60 Minutes ran… Full Transcript