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We start off this week with a statement, released today, by Alabama Confined Citizens, speaking for people striking behind the walls of the Alabama prison system. We then speak with Elizabeth, who is one of many supporting the strike because they have an imprisoned loved one. In contrast to official narratives from the Governor and prison officials, Elizabeth emphasizes what …

We start off this episode with our monthly round up of prison disturbances, as compiled by Perilous Chronicle. As we have covered, Alabama prisoners have been striking since September 26th. Prisoners at all 13 prisons in the Alabama department of corrections system went on labor strike, demanding improvement to conditions. We spoke with an inside organizer, Swift Justice, last week. …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 6th, 2022. Later in the program, we have a brief update on Monroe County’s proposal to build a new jail. This comes from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. More in the bottom half of our program. Also …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 4th, 2022. Later in the program, the January 6th Committee will meet for its ninth and final hearing next Thursday. The initial date for the hearing was pushed back due to Hurricane Ian which recently hit Florida. Correspondent Clayton Young provides analysis on the January 6th attack on the Capitol in …

This past week, we spoke to Swift Justice, who is an incarcerated organizer in Alabama. Thousands of Alabama prisoners began a strike last week to protest poor prison conditions across the state, where prisons are overcrowded, understaffed and notoriously dangerous. Today, Swift Justice speaks about the recent retaliation the strikers have faced. He updates us on the strike’s progress, some …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 26th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Woodie Bessler of the Center for Sustainable Living about empowering local residents to “go solar.” More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers …

This week, we share the second part of a recorded discussion hosted by the Civil Liberties Defense Center.  CLDC has been at the forefront of anti-repression legal work for decades now, working on many of the Green Scare cases, in which the FBI infamously hounded and smashed radical environmental organizing between 2000 and 2008.  In this discussion, Chava and Lauren …

This week, we share a recorded discussion hosted by the Civil Liberties Defense Center.  CLDC has been at the forefront of anti-repression legal work for decades now, working on many of the Green Scare cases, in which the FBI infamously hounded and smashed radical environmental organizing between 2000 and 2008.  In this discussion, Chava and Lauren speak with Letha, a …

Shawn Sutton is from Greenville, North Carolina, and she participated in the George Floyd Uprising when it spread there in late May 2020.  Shawn was imprisoned due to her participation and has been recently released.  Today, she discusses the incident surrounding her arrest and the overall way recent years have shaped her politics. You can support her re-entry process by …

Up first, we have our monthly round up of prison disturbances, as compiled by Perilous Chronicle. In celebration of over 300 consecutive weekly episodes of Kite Line, we are revisiting some features from our archive of shows. In this clip from Episode 58, which aired in 2017, we return to the topic of incarceration’s impact on families. From that episode, …