My inmate number is NB7568. The title of this recording is “Free Mumia Abu-Jamal.” This is Kenjuan Congo Jr., calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines.
Mumia has been incarcerated for over 40 years. It is alleged that Mumia was responsible for a 1981 shooting death of a police officer. The judge who presided Mumia’s case is nicknamed Albert “I’m gonna fry that N-word” Sabo. Sitting Philadelphia Judge Barbara McDermott is reported to have called previously-mentioned Judge Albert Sabo “racist,” “sexist,” and “homophobic.”
Mumia had double-bypass surgery in March of 2021. Currently, Mumia has a life expectancy of only five years. Imagine being told you only have five years to live. Maureen Faulkner, speaking at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, said, and I quote, “We know we cannot win. We know that Mumia will be free. We just want to delay Mumia’s release as long as possible.”
The Fraternal Order of Police promised intervention to delay any new court hearings. These delays are an attempt to prevent accountability and justice. Mumia Abu-Jamal has a life expectancy of only five years. The Fraternal Order of Police are set on delaying Mumia’s release for as long as possible. Support Mumia Abu-Jamal, support Prison Radio, support the struggle.
This is Kenjuan Congo Jr., calling from a prison camp behind enemy lines. All power to the people. Over and out.
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![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
Benner Township, PA.-
On November 24th, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke.
By December 4th, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates" and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison.
Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility's virulent institutional racism.
In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent's assistant and "grievance coordinator" informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong.
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