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Hard To Stay Motivated
Karen Brown
There’s a new trend in Kentucky, and I’m sure the other states also on this: called ‘death by incarceration.’ 44% of inmates here in Kentucky that are doing life are over 55 years old. In… Full Transcript
Old School, New School
Steven Nicholson
Hey guys, it’s me, Steve again, here in Michigan. Just want to quickly plug prisonradio.org. They can always use assistance, obviously. So, you know, probably more likely nonprofit. I don’t know that for sure, but… Full Transcript
Mumia’s Message For Abolitionist Law Center Fundraiser
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear friends, forgive me if I don’t mention everybody’s name because, guess what? I’m 71 y’all [laughs]. I can’t remember everything. But I know Martha’s there, also Marcus, old friend, all of you, Jules, right?… Full Transcript
Honoring Our Revolutionaries: Mumia on Fanon
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Noelle Hanrahan: Four questions for Mumia. In Fanon, how to dialectize the relation between subjectivity and objectivity. Mumia Abu-Jamal: Hmm, well, when I think about Fanon, he speaks of subjectivity from the context of colonial… Full Transcript
Conscious Outlook: Conscious Initiative Issue 1
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Charlie Hughes, better known as Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey. I’m housed at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. This piece is called Conscious Outlook. It is the first issue of my newsletter… Full Transcript
COVID at Toledo, Ohio
Travis Nettles (Seven)
Peaceful blessings. My name Seven. You can find me up under Travis Nettles. I’m at Toledo prison in Toledo, Ohio. I’m serving a 20-year-to-life prison sentence. My inmate number is 735142, Travis Nettles, N, E,… Full Transcript
CDCR’s Longer Term Offenders Program
Kenneth Lee Taylor
I’m Mr. Kenneth Lee Taylor, Abu Sabr is my Muslim name, J89634, at CHCF, California Health Care Facility E2A116 Low. I’m stating good news about CDCR, California Department of Correctional Rehabilitation, that’s important to me,… Full Transcript
Color of Mercy
Spoon Jackson
“Color of Mercy,” a monologue by Spoon Jackson. I am a desert turtle flipped on its back under a hot summer sun, unable to turn up right there’s so much pain. So much disappointment in my… Full Transcript
It Gets Real
Dontie Mitchell
Currently, I have seven young guys here at Great Meadow under my wing as fraternal members of UFD [Ujaamaa Fraternal Dynasty]. There’s Dolo – 21, RP – 21, Leaky – 20, Zero – 19, Jay… Full Transcript
Goddard Commencement Speech
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear fellow Goddardites, students, graduates, parents, professors, I thank you for your kind invitation to join you in voice today. I’ve been away from Goddard College perhaps longer than most of you have been alive.… Full Transcript
Hello, how you doing? This is Mr. Eddie Treadwell from Cotton Correctional Facility here in Michigan prison. And I just want to talk a little bit about genocide, right, in our urban community, right? And… Full Transcript