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The name of my piece is "The Commissary Red Onion State Prison." My name is Gerald McNabb, 1-0-8-20-47. On 7/26, 2019, my status in a step-down program at the Red Onion State Prison was upgraded to IM2 status. And because I'm a plaintiff in the ACLU lawsuit against this illegal step-down program, in which in 1985, settlement agreement by the Virginia Department of Corrections, which breach to begin in 2012, this illegal step-down program that I'm in. And as I stated, I am a plaintiff in ACLU lawsuit against Red Onion State Prison and Wallens Ridge State Prison, which are Virginia's only two supermax prisons. And because of me being the plaintiff now I'm not allowed to order my commissary since August 5th, 2019. The inmate memo they tried to convince me where took place against me stated: "You cannot reject your whole entire order if you change your mind." I never changed my mind. The commissary, after I ordered, an IM2 order, $25 order, brought me um, brought me back, an IM1 $13 [inaudible] order, saying the

This piece is entitled “Free Lamar Johnson Now." My name is Keith Malik Washington, and I'm the chief spokesperson for the End Prison Slavery in Texas movement. Peace and blessing, sisters and brothers. For 24 years, Lamar Johnson has been languishing in a Missouri state prison for a crime he did not commit. What is remarkable is the prosecutors in his case at admit Mr. Johnson is actually innocent. Yet the court judge does not want to give Mr. Johnson a chance to present the exculpatory evidence at a new trial. An appeals court will make the decision very soon as to whether or not to grant or deny a new trial for Mr. Johnson.  But I must say this, sisters and brothers, these district attorneys in Missouri have a public duty to aggressively pursue freedom for Mr. Johnson as aggressively as they pursued the wrongful conviction that has kept him locked down in prison. I want to reiterate this point, and that is, the criminal justice system in America is broken. Racism and bigotry are hard-wired into the standar

My name is Jason Goudlock, and I'm an African American Ohio prisoner who is the subject of the recently released feature-length documentary titled Invisible Chess: The Jason Goudlock Story. Which is a film that chronicles my longtime situation of injustice and over incarceration as an outlaw prisoner who has been in prison since 1993 for aggravated robbery and felonious assault. I've recorded this message to humbly ask that you please watch my documentary and share it on your social media platform. With criminal justice reform being a widely discussed topics throughout the United States, I believe the timing is perfect for Invisible Chess to be viewed by the masses. Your support would be greatly, greatly appreciated in this matter. You can view the film for free online in its entirety by logging on to Youtube or freejasongoudlock.org. That's free Jason Goudlock, spelled G-O-U-D-L-O-C-K dot org. Learn how WNBA superstar Brittany Glider indirectly contributed to me being given a five year sentence continuous in

Smoke Over the Rainforest (2:06) Mumia Abu-Jamal

"The Socialization of Anti-Social Behavior in Prison." Yesterday, I was in the yard with two of my young [inaudible], Racks and Smokey. Both are 21 years old. We were having a conversation about them engaging their peers about UFD. They feel uncomfortable with the idea of striking up conversations with random guys I identified to them as prospects for our organization. This has been a problem I've had with the young prisoners I work with for years. They find it hard to have positive and intellectual discussions with each other, especially if they don't know one another. So, getting them to introduce UFD to their peers is like pulling their teeth with no Novocain. This is all a part of the antisocial behavior they have that will hinder their ability to transition back into society as law abiding citizens. I continuously teach my younger [inaudible] that the ability to socialize with people beyond talking about drugs, clothes, hoes, rap songs, in neighbor- in the neighborhood, is essential to their success in t

This is James Ward from Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio. I'm making this speech concerning my project I'm tryna develop called Decarcerate Us, but that I'm really needing help. It's been a while since I made a speech bout what I'm trying to develop, mainly because I've been feeling discouraged. Trying to do all I can to find more help to get it put together has been difficult. Trying to get people to reach out has been hard, even from my own Facebook page.  It seems like nobody's interested in even knowing more about what I'm trying to do or get involved, besides those in contact with me now. But I'm really in need of more help. Anybody that has time to communicate, cause I can't do this all on my own. It's a few of us doing what we can, but we're busy schedules. And I'm trying to reach all states, possibly countries. Anybody's advice, ideas, or anybody that's willing to get involved to help develop Decarcerate Us can message me on my Facebook page @freeJamesWard or contact me directly by email on JPa

This is James Ward from Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio. I'm making this speech concerning my project I'm tryna develop called Decarcerate Us, but that I'm really needing help. It's been a while since I made a speech bout what I'm trying to develop, mainly because I've been feeling discouraged. Trying to do all I can to find more help to get it put together has been difficult. Trying to get people to reach out has been hard, even from my own Facebook page. It seems like nobody's interested in even knowing more about what I'm trying to do or get involved, besides those in contact with me now. But I'm really in need of more help. Anybody that has time to communicate, cause I can't do this all on my own. There's a few of us doing what we can, but we're busy schedules. And I'm trying to reach all states, possibly countries. Anybody's advice, ideas, or anybody that's willing to get involved to help develop Decarcerate Us to message me on my Facebook page @freeJamesWard or contact me directly by email on JP

Hidden Voters (2:32) Mumia Abu-Jamal

Delbert is Back! (1:19) Mumia Abu-Jamal

"El Paso in Dayton, Ohio: A Brief Word." With the recent gun violence in El Paso in Dayton, Ohio, the previously unacknowledged pervasiveness of white domestic terrorism has now been given national attention. So much has been focused on Islamic extremism and the so-called invasion of our country by Hispanic people through our Southern border, that little attention has been paid to white domestic terrorism. Which has been an issue we Black people have been faced with for over 400 years in this country. Do we honestly think it's going to get any better? White privilege and white supremacy are rooted into the very institutions of this country. Indeed, they partially fuel the whole opposition to gun control legislation. There are many white people who see gun control as a way to disarm them and making them vulnerable to undesirable people. What else can explain such strong opposition to gun control? Who exactly do gun owners fear so much that they'll even oppose background checks and national gun licensing? Other

Toni Morrison, Master Writer- 1931-2019 (4:05) Mumia Abu-Jamal

It is becoming well known that prisons are big business, thanks to the internet and other informable output. Our society is more breadth for the schemes of the status quo to hoodwink the populace into believing that mass incarceration was a recent American invention. The real purpose of the American industrial complex is to make money off the backs of the have-nots of our society. This is not to say that we believe in a lawless society, it's just giving clarity to the situation. It's not that the wealthy people commit crimes as the poor do, they do. It's just that the system in America is in place to accommodate the wealthy. For instance, an aspect of the status quo such as Martha Stewart, Lindsay Lohan, and Jeffrey Epstein, etcetera, who have served extremely short period prison terms in the past. One would be hard pressed to find a rich person serving hard time in United States prison. From other schemes that garner wealth off of the have-nots, gerrymandering. It is a technique of growing legislative distri

In Search of Delbert Africa (2:35) Mumia Abu-Jamal

Click here to find more of Jason’s work:https://muckrack.com/jason-renard-walker/portfolio Click here to donate to Jason’s legal defense fund:https://www.gofundme.com/f/civil-rights-defense-fund-for-jason-walker My name is Jason Renard Walker. I'm the minister of labor for the New Afrikan Black Panther Party prison chapter. And this is the article I tried to send out through the, already, through the mail room on July 15th. But I just learned today, July 30th, that it was denied because they claimed I tipped and send a friend, Noel Leone, cash to purchase [inaudible]. When I challenged this, the mail room officer, which was a male, he ripped it up, and due to a uh complication in the way, but gave the letter. And in da- the letter, it was small, a short note, you know, this article I'm boutta read. The title of the article is "Retaliation 101." [inaudible] already used the big no no. Okay, here we go. Andre Shawn Boyen, B-o-y-e-n, number 1750184, is an Allred Unit prisoner, who recently had his share of retal

When Congress Isn't Enough (3:02) Mumia Abu-Jamal

Today, I had a conversation with the first deputy superintendent of this facility. I asked her what her thoughts were about my proposal to start a program here, that was similar to TRUE. She said they weren't looking to expand the programming. I wasn't surprised. New York State Prisons are among the most reactionary in the nation. As a point of reminder, TRUE is a program at the Cheshire Correctional Institution in Connecticut where prisoners under 25 years old are housed together with a few older prisoners who run the unit and mentor them. The program has been successful in curbing prison violence. The TRUE unit hasn't had a single fight, and virtually no other incidents since it's been open, unlike the rest of the facility. It's a no brainer for Great Meadow to have a similar program here. In the last two months, the number of violent altercations at this facility has increased and have involved mostly young prisoners. The first DEP told me she was surprised that for a max, Great Meadow seemed to have a lot

Women of the Revolution: Janine & Janet Africa (2:43) by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Biden His Time (2:54) Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mad at the World, Fearful of the Future (2:20) Mumia Abu-Jamal

Today, I was watching the news and there had been a, a issue going on with this kid named Jah-Lah Vanderhorst who was 16 years old at the time that he had, um, unfortunately stabbed another young man who was 17, named Tyler Rhodes, from my hometown Albany in New York. So, he was going to court seeking to have his sentence reduced because of the fact that he was under 18 at the time that he had committed the offense. He was 16 years old, so he was seeking for youthful offender status, and the court decided to deny his motion for youthful offender status. However, the court, the judge decided to give him, um, 12 and a half years, uh, reducing his sentence from 25 to 12 and a half years. Now, there was a, outcry by certain elements of society who felt that, um, he was being given a, a lighter sentence or that justice wasn't being served.And this angered me because New York State, in 2017, passed the Raise The Age Bill. And the reason they passed that bill was based upon the science that said that people under 25