Tag Archives: Frank Smith

November 26, 2021: Prison’s Durable Harm

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 26.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur news today is focused on the long-term consequences of incarceration.  Not only was one of the oldest juvies in the country finally shut down due to systemic abuse of young prisoners, but a number of old school imprisoned militants, from Khalfani Khaldun to Sundiata Acoli, are being …

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September 17, 2021: A Perfect Storm – Conditions at Attica

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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September 3, 2021: We Are Human Beings- Words From an Attica Rebel

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 37.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis month, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, a high point of the prisoners’ movement of the 1960s and 70s.  On September 9th, 1971, prisoners revolted, building on their own organizing and local grievances, as well as responding to the assassination of George …

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