Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 36.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis month, we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, a high point of the cycle of prisoners’ struggle of the 1960s and 1970s. We share experiences from former Attica prisoners Joseph Hayden and Carlos Roche, and attorney Elizabeth Fink, who all describe the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 35.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe start out by sharing a statement from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak about the Shut ‘Em Down campaign, scheduled for August 21st and September 9th, historic days for Black struggle inside and against prison. Afterwards, we share the first of a two-part conversation between Nicole Fleetwood and Micol …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 32.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week marks the 49th anniversary of the Attica Uprising, when 1300 prisoners in New York state overcame physical, social, and political barriers to accomplish their revolt. We spoke with Orisanmi Burton, a professor at American University, who has interviewed many participants in the uprising and is …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:42 — 42.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFirst, we hear some prison news and reflect on the anniversary of the Attica prison rebellion. Then, we hear more from last month’s Bend the Bars conference, which was held in Lansing, Michigan. In a compelling panel called “Fighting Immigrant Detention Centers”, organizers with the Little Village …
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