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This is a Free Glossary for the Joy James Bundle can be downloaded here. The book bundle can be purchased here for $40. Read More

“It is a policy that is used to cover up something that they are really not supposed to be doing, but they do it anyway. [It functions as] a smokescreen to where, it keeps them… Read More

Dear Friend, We have recently connected with a courageous, new voice in the Prison Radio community, Charles Carrington. Charles is currently incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute (SCI) Fayette, transferred from SCI Rockview in March… Read More

We have recently connected with a courageous, new voice in the Prison Radio community, Charles Carrington. Charles is currently incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute (SCI) Fayette, transferred from SCI Rockview in March 2024. I… Read More

Dear Friend,I want to introduce you to a new correspondent who we’ve been getting to know over the last few weeks. Antoine “Indy” Walker is incarcerated in Pennsylvania, currently at SCI Greene where– he has… Read More

Dear Friend, We want to share this update from Facebook, written and shared by a member of Veronza’s family: Some great news After 50 years in prison Veronza Bowers Jr welcome home to a Black… Read More

Thank you to our 2023 correspondents!It was over 30 years ago when Noelle and I jacked up our limited credit card and borrowed $1000 to rent a digital audio tape recorder, wireless mics and receivers… Read More

Are you an activist? Are you effective? You could soon be facing indictment…Since 2022 60 Stop Cop City activists have been indicted in Atlanta on RICO and Domestic Terrorism charges for attempting to prevent the destruction of… Read More

Ed Mead Speaks to Noelle Hanrahan & Lolo Serrano Excerpt Part 1 (3:25) Ed Mead Speaks to Noelle Hanrahan & Lolo Serrano Excerpt Part 2 (6:25) Read More

Your first thought was probably not– Rhode Island!  Many of you are asking yourself, what continent is that on? I know better than most, because, yes, I grew up there. Abolitionist revolutionaries come from everywhere.… Read More

Dear Friend We would like to bring your attention to a matter of utmost urgency concerning Bambi Nicole King, a transgender inmate currently incarcerated at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Indiana. On a recent call, Bambi described… Read More

On Thursday  Krystal Clark tried to reach us.  The prison blocked her call.  GTL, the prison phone service, dropped her number.   Our staff engaged with the prison phone system and worked relentlessly to reestablish contact. And… Read More

As I emerge from the sterile lobby of SCI Mahanoy, I always feel drained.  On my last visit I was bone tired, sad, yet undaunted.  The warm hug Mumia and I shared standing in front… Read More

Join Prison Radio in Washington DC on September 12th.  Pack the Capital.  It is beyond time to bring all of our people home.  We acknowledge Leonard Peltier, of AIM, a courageous political prisoner who remains in American prison, behind bars,… Read More

Register Here: Write On! We know that the power of the movement comes from connections to the inside.  Tangible real letters, phone calls, and visits.  The building blocks of trust, bonds, and family ties.  We… Read More

The last days of August are always the hardest to make it through. It’s true for us here at Prison Radio too! Olivia our office manager’s pup It is the end of summer, folks are… Read More