Todd Robinson
Pennsylvania
Noelle Hanrahan, Esq. Statement for Mexico City Event
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Greetings Mexican friends, and those around the world. This is Noel Hanrahan. I’m a lawyer. I visit Mumia Abu-Jamal. I work on his medical cases, and I see him three to four times a month… Full Transcript
Mumia Speaks to Columbia Student Organizers for Palestine
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mick: This is Mick, from the Columbia Encampment. It’s an honor to have you on here. Your message was so powerful. We played it at the encampment. I guess I’m just wondering if you have… Full Transcript
Leonard Peltier A Celebration of Resilience and Resistance
Leonard Peltier A Celebration of Resilience and Resistance When We fight We win!! Dear Friend, As we prepare and emerge from a long winter, we want to take a moment to reflect on struggle, hope,… Read More
Meet our Colleague: Artist, Activist, and Revolutionary Emory Douglas!
Revolutionary Artist and Friend Meet our Colleague: Artist, Activist, and Revolutionary Emory Douglas! As the most recent Prison Radio mailing arrives in your mailboxes, you will find the newest Mumia Abu-Jamal sticker and poster. The… Read More
On The Use of Attack Dogs (Text)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Although attack dogs have been routinely used in Va prisons for decades (since the early 2000s), it is only now becoming an issue of public awareness and concern. The subject has begun receiving public attention… Full Transcript
Truth Behind California Prison Lockdown
Darren Stanley (KnowledgeBorn GodAllah)
Peace to the people, this Knowledge Born God Allah, here at Pelican Bay State Prison, Facility B, Level 4. I want to talk about Level 4 statewide prison lockdown. If y’all didn’t know [unclear] prison… Full Transcript
Sonali Kolhatkar Book Announcement
Talking about Abolition by Sonali Kolhatkar My contribution to this boundary-breaking collection Dear Friend, Award-winning journalist Sonali Kolhaktar’s new book, “Talking About Abolition: A Police Free World is Possible,” is a vital set of interviews… Read More
Parole Disenfranchisement Under Intensive Supervised Release
Izell Robinson
Octavia E. Butler said, “The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn’t always safe, but it is often necessary.” Despite the strength and optimistic outlook that comes from successfully participating in… Full Transcript
From People Against Prisoner Abuse (PAPA) To Families United Against Prison Abuse (FUAPA): A Change Of Name But The Same Mission
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
During latter 2024 I put out a call to create a prisoner support network and organization called PAPA or People Against Prison Abuse. The purpose of PAPA was to create a broad base of public… Full Transcript
Whatever Happened to Obama?
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Whatever happened to Obama?Oh, tell me, please, Mama, whatever happened to Barack Obama? They said he was so hated ‘cuz he see us liberated. Well, there’s still no money in your purse, and since he… Full Transcript
PARALLELS BETWEEN SLAVERY AND JIM CROW AND THE OPERATIONS OF VIRGINIA PRISONS TODAY (2025) (Text)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Let me paint a picture for you. In this case art doesn’t merely imitate reality, it captures it. SLAVE LABOR IN VIRGINIA PRISONS In Va, prisoners are paid pennies per hour… Full Transcript
WHEN KARENS BECOME COPS AND PRISON GUARDS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT (2025)(Text only)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson When you combine an attention-seeking and drama-prone white woman who has a racist sense of entitlement over people of color with a hip shooting occupation that routinely captures, beats and lynches… Full Transcript
Sally O’Brien: Journalist for Justice
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Sally O’Brien, a radio reporter for New York’s public radio WBAI FM, has given her final broadcast. In 1988 she began her signature show Where We Live, often co-hosted with Black Liberationist Safia Bukhari, herself… Full Transcript
All On The Record
David Annarelli
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, Virginia Department of Corrections, number 1853637. This piece is entitled “All on the Record”. On September 24, 2016, I was the victim of Floyd County Deputy Alicia Akers, who… Full Transcript
Who Is Running The Virginia Prison System?
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
The Virginia legislature enacted a set of laws governing the state’s prison system. Under those laws, it designated a director as the system’s head of operations. Chadwick Dotson was appointed under the administration of present… Full Transcript
State Legislature Describes Red Onion As Inhumane
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
During October 2024 I was able to pierce the veil of secrecy that surrounds Virginia’s remote super max prison, Red Onion State Prison, and the extreme abuses and racism that have plagued the prison since… Full Transcript
ARE YOU AN INFORMANT? A QUESTION EVERY PRISONER TODAY MUST ASK THEMSELF (text only – 2024)
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson It’s almost depressing how deeply snitch culture has become ingrained in today’s prison culture. Only a few decades ago, prisoners set specific limits on how we engaged with guards and refused… Full Transcript
Election Day
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The election is several weeks behind us. Yet why does it seem so close? So heavy upon the hearts of millions? It is at the very heart of the feeling of despair that follows like… Full Transcript
My name is Todd Robinson, and this is titled, “When Laws and Ethics Collide.” I was being accused of attempting to back my vehicle over two officers in a parking lot of McDonald’s in Wilkinsburg,… Full Transcript