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Mumia: You brothers of the Angola Three did an ungodly bit in the hole. How did the state justify locking you cats, I mean, up for so long? Albert: Well, given the unchecked and unchallenged power of the prisons, uh, system in Louisiana, uh, they basically, they justification was the fact that, um, myself, Harmon, and Robert were fighting for, uh, humanity, the fact that we were fighting for- to  maintain our dignity, pride, self-respect, and our self-worth, uh, they felt was a threat to what they considered the only function of the prison. So that was, that was the justification, your infamous Burl Cain even made a statement once in a deposition that, uh, I was the most dangerous man in America, and since I've been out, uh, I would like to think that, uh, my activities have proven him to be right. Mumia: How did y’all endure 40 years in the hole? Albert: Ha! That's the most difficult question to ask. I guess having a political consciousness and, uh, you know, that was inspired by, by being members of the Bla

Integrity and Honesty (3:07) Torie Chilsom

Conditional Release pt 1 (3:35) Izell Robinson

Daunte Wright (3:51) Peter Mukuria

Solitary Confinement (3:05) Derrick Gibson

J&J Vaccines at SCI Phoenix (2:00) Derrick Gibson

Grievances at Woman's Huron Valley (4:33) Naykima Hill

The Look (2:52) Spoon Jackson

Rest In Power: My Kenyan Warrior (6:09) Peter Mukuria

I thank Prison Radio for this platform and allowing people in my condition, that's routinely silenced, the real opportunity to have a voice. I am a son, brother, nephew, cousin, father, uncle, and decent man who wants to be treated with humanity because I have values of care, love, respect, and empathy for others. Therefore, I realize the problems we face as a society are bigger than our skin complexion. So it pains me to know that as an African-American, that's what has seemingly kept the majority of white Americans in positions of authority from hearing me when I speak. Can you hear me speak? Because if yes, you'll know that I had something to say that's worthy of attention and action. However, after my broadcast last week, it became evident that there were listeners that work with the system at this very prison that wants to silence my truth. I felt an implied threat and an attempt to stoke fear in me has begun as I was handed legal paperwork back and it was revealed that a decision was made that I was goi

Say his name: Daunte Wright. Now let's pause. This rampant killing and incarceration of black men in Minnesota must stop. The civil unrest is only a grieving response that at times take the form of destruction to release the scars of systemic racism that is very deeply rooted in Minnesota. But there's this persistent strong denial of its existence by those in position to create change, because you refused to hear our cries and screams. Well, I have something to say. And my city is sad and my city is sad those with the badge add to the death toll. Now that's just mad. I said to my city, it's sad. Those with a badge add to the death toll. Now that's just mad. They policing the poor so they don't get ahead. You have to serve and protect. There's no good for the dead. Streets turned memorials and tears over hot lead, but it's more than tragedy from concrete rosebeds. Here, [inaudible] took flight, city wept everyday light, brutal as a bulls fight, senseless beasts ignite.  I said that my city is sad, those with t

On Uncuffed (1:45) Spoon Jackson

The Banquet (1:12) Spoon Jackson

If the job of the criminal justice system is to reduce and implement sensible means in the elimination of the cycle of crime, it has failed the people of this great country. The answer cannot and will never be as simple as some would have you believe: lock them up and throw away the keys. Those who held that belief failed to consider the backlash in terms of the spiral or decline that such policy would have on communities and the nation as a whole. It saddens me that this beloved country of ours would house the largest prison population on the planet. So it is clear that people of good will have to play a proactive role in addressing and righting the grave injustice. The United States can not continue to claim to be the moral conscience of the world and, at the same time, throw away over 2 million other citizens' lives. And about 600 per 100,000 people, the United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its population in the country. Incarcerating so many people is not good for budgets or for building comm

The murders of Philando Castile and George Floyd open the nation's eyes and unsettled many people's conscious to police abuse and misconduct here in Minnesota, where shouts for defund the police and criminal justice reform are shouted in waves of defiance yet showing little or no application of rural progress. I've tried to fight for my position from behind the walls of injustice. I have become the answer to Langston Hughes' question: what becomes of a dream deferred? Once known as the young man with limitless potential to succeed, as I graduated from Chicago Vocational High School and got recruited to attend the University of Minnesota, Morris on a full scholarship, I stood out as one of 31 finalists to receive the Future Leaders of Chicago award, being the battalion commander in the Army JROTC program, being an all-state wrestler, and being an academic scholar. But none of that had meaning as I was stripped of my name and humanity and reduced to a number: Minnesota inmate number 210006. I was then forced to

Re: Derek Chauvin (2:28) Peter Mukuria

My name is Gregory Kinnard, uh, I go by the book author, music artist, and movie screenwriter name "Promise." This is a piece from my book, self-help non-fiction, titled "Social Insecurity Number." This is the introduction. Through first-, second-, and third-hand experience of guys, males have placed lifelong limitations on most women and girls. The title of this book, "Social Insecurity Numbers," stands for how society social gives women and girls insecurities based on the women and girls' body measurements—numbers. These numbers are the measurements of your breast, butt, height, weight, hair length, waistline, stomach, et etera. Such insecurities are not natural to the daughters, mothers, nieces, grandmothers, aunts, girlfriends, wives, sisters, fiancees of society in America and abroad. These unnatural insecurities are forced and bombarded onto you by us guys. Us guys either intentionally, most, or unintentionally, few, make you insecure as a selfish defense mechanism used to stop in or prevent you women a

Okay, this is, uh, Spoon Jackson, formerly of Uncuffed Radio. They, for some reason, terminated my job there and I found nothing wrong. So I have this piece written for them, but since they terminated me, when reasons are unknown to me, I just want to share [inaudible] people out there in the world. And it's about a piece about a song that inspires you. And I recently had to deal with COVID-19 and pneumonia, almost passed, so here's a song that inspires me. This is Spoon Jackson. By the way of the high desert, my song is, "Keep Your Head to the Sky" by Earth, Wind, and Fire. For me, Earth, Wind, and Fire means it has always been personal, mystical, inspiring, spiritual, and real. Ovens of their songs [inaudible] pop up in my head to my emotion, reasons, the way of the world. But this is about keeping your head to the sky so the clouds can carry you high. I have often found solutions to many problems [inaudible] It tells me the sky is limitless. When I think of the lyrics during the pandemic, it lifts my spiri

"Virginia Departs the Death Game." The state of Virginia, long the center of the American system of using the death penalty, has now, just days ago, abolished it. Virginia,  the state from which most U.S. presidents have emerged, has been using the death penalty for over 400 years. But on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021, Governor Ralph S. Northam signed a bill abolishing Virginia's capital punishment program. This marked the first state of the former Confederacy in the South to formerly abolish its death penalty. It marked the 23rd of the United States to abolish the practice. In Virginia, the death penalty dispatched some 1,300 souls over its long exercise. According to the New York Times, the 20th century of Virginia's death row saw 377 prisoners executed, of which 79% were black. That salient fact may have marked the legal formal end of Virginia's exercise of the death penalty. The governor told reporters ending the death penalty comes down to one fundamental question: is it fair? New York Times, March 25th, 2

My name is Torie. Here, I am categorized as a villain when, deep down inside, I'm no different from you. I have feelings, likes and dislikes like you do. I made a mistake by rhyming at 15 years old, but does that mean I don't get a second chance? Shouldn't I be afforded a chance at growth and development in the hope of righting the wrongs I've committed? I can't fault society for their reluctance in affording second chances when people often don't learn their lesson and go right back out there on the same path. We have to do better and be better because our actions affects everyone that comes after us. I share my thoughts because who else better than me? How can we correct the problem if no one is willing to talk about it? Here's what I think about most nights: how should I spend my life in prison? Should the pain I feel dictate my actions? If [inaudible], nothing is more irritating than being part of a generation with no thought of changing. Does affiliation and preference make you better than me?  It's dist