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Their Voices Will Not Be Silenced

Their Voices Will Not Be Silenced An update on Champagne Song, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the fight for justice. Greetings! For 36 years, Prison Radio has been dedicated to liberating the voices of incarcerated people. Our… Read More




Governor Whitmer, I Do Not Deserve To Die

Krystal Clark

Hi, everybody. This is Crystal Denise Clark. Y’all know my inmate number is 435064. I’m in the Valley of Death, begging our governor, Governor Whitmer. I’m begging you and pleading to you to do the… Full Transcript



Prison Environments

David Annarelli

“Prison Environments.” This was recorded on April 6, 2026.  There are no shortage of issues needing investigation and resolution in the Virginia DOC. Bad policy, mismanagement at every level, corruption across the board, unchecked punishments… Full Transcript




Witnessing Abuse is Psychological Punishment

Kirby Fichthorn

In America, especially in Virginia, everyone knows prison has become about retribution; vengeance based punishment, and has absolutely nothing to do with restoration, with intent to heal a person or a community. One of the… Full Transcript


“C-Note” Hooker On Hunger Strike

Donald “C-Note” Hooker on Hunger Strike Hungry for Liberation Greetings! Donald “C-Note” Hooker, a correspondent and internationally recognized artist currently incarcerated in the California State Prison at Lancaster, has declared that he is going on… Read More


Your Environment Does Not Define Who You Are

Peter “Pitt” Mukuria

Your environment does not define who you are. And the reason why I decided to name, to name this specific commentary “Your Environment Does Not Define Who You Are,” is because a friend of mine —… Full Transcript


Capital Punishment Case

Carl Boards

Hey, my name is Carl Boards. I’m a pretrial detainee in the state of Indiana. I’m facing a capital murder case, and I have received injustice after injustice after injustice, even up until April the… Full Transcript


We Are Not The Same

Peter “Pitt” Mukuria

Hey, this is Comrade Pitt, Peter Kamal Makuria. I’m calling in from Jessup Correctional Institution in the state of Maryland. So, this piece, I decided to name it “We’re Not The Same” because, well, you’ll… Full Transcript


Due Process is No Longer a Constitutional Right

Faluch Bigsby

Hello all. This is the author of God Uses Gangsters, Faluch Bigsby. Today I want to talk to you about due process, constitutionality, and I want to kind of explain how this works. In America,… Full Transcript



Fighting to Close This Place Down

Krystal Clark

Hi everybody. This is Krystal Denise Clark. My inmate number is 435064, and here in the Valley of Death, fighting to live, fighting for my life. I’ve been trying to get help. I’ve been trying… Full Transcript


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


“I Set Myself on Fire” Statement by Demetrius Wallace: Read by Kevin Rashid Johnson

Kevin “Rashid” Johnson

This is a statement written by Demetrius Wallace, read by Kevin Rashid Johnson, who is coming to you from within America’s Gulag Archipelago U.S.A.  Dare to struggle, dare to win. All power to the people. He… Full Transcript


Golden Nuggets

Steven Nicholson

This one is for the University of Michigan’s Prisoner Creative Arts Program. We call that “P-CAP.” It’s for the creative writing final I’m going to do here in two weeks.  I call it, “Golden Nuggets.… Full Transcript