- 75 years old
- Currently at SCI Phoenix
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Commentaries
Contact Info
Smart Communications/PADOC
Charles Diggs/AK7945
SCI Phoenix
P.O. Box 33028
St Petersburg, FL 33733
If police are trained to kill, why do we expect them not to kill you? We need a system developed that does not teach murder. We need a judicial system that teaches judges to find a way to give more freedom and equality to its citizens, not less.
Charles Diggs “American Victims”
Biography
Charles Karim Diggs is currently at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, PA. While serving time in prison, he has penned dozens of powerful and well-written letters, essays, and poems, each piece offering a sharp critique of the American political system and its deep entanglement with white supremacy. His writings – such as the poignant reflection “On Martin Luther King Jr.”, two open letters to former Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and the poem “Who Made It That Way” – expose the brutal continuity between slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration. His work sheds light on how white supremacy is not a relic of the past but a structuring force in American law, policing, and punishment.
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