Tag Archives: incarceration

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 41.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we continue talking to David Campbell, former anti-fascist political prisoner who recently did a year on Rikers Island. In our last conversation with David, he discussed the circumstances of how he ended up in the Rikers facility- the short of it being that he was …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:05 — 13.9MB)Subscribe: RSSAccording to a recently completed study of incarceration and the local criminal justice system, Monroe County has uncovered a number of “critical issues” that “require urgent attention and remediation.”  Initiated in 2019, the “cornerstone-purpose of this study was twofold: 1) gain a clearer understanding of jail conditions and court related …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur episode this week is a memorial to Cory Cardinal. Regular listeners will remember Cory as the organizer of the recent hunger strikes in Saskatoon Correctional and as a past contributor to Kite Line. An inspiration to many and a tireless advocate on behalf of incarcerated people, …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 37.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur show this week returns to June 11th, the international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. The focus of June 11th is overcoming the isolation that these long-term prisoners face, as the movements they participated in years ago give way to new struggles and new generations …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 41.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast week, we heard from Kim, Shari, Lauren, Pablo and Brian about Parole Illinois, a group fighting to reinstate, as they put it, “earned discretionary reentry”. This is the last of a two-part conversation with them. In 1978, Illinois abolished discretionary parole system. Today, it remains one …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we share the second part of a conversation between Garrett Felber and Micol Seigel. Felber has been on the show before, discussing the Nation of Islam and its relationship to the origins of the modern prisoners’ movement. His new book, Those Who Know Don’t Say: …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 24.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode, we share information about the recent disturbances in St. Louis. Afterwards, we have the second part of a conversation with Balagoon, an Indiana political prisoner who has been locked up for almost 43 years, 31 of those in isolation. In this episode, he first …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 32.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreUp first, we have a comprehensive overview of prisoner protests compiled by Perilous Chronicle, who are collecting information about the many prison uprisings and disturbances now occurring regularly. They will be sharing these updates with us each month. For our feature this week, we share the first …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 37.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur show this week returns with the second part of a conversation between Kite Line’s Micol Seigel and three members of the Carbondale, Illinois community:  Chastity, Kim, and Nick. They speak about the ongoing struggle for the use of the Eurma C Hayes Community center. Originally opened …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 37.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFor our show this week, we have the first part of a conversation between Kite Line’s Micol Seigel and three members of the Carbondale, Illinois community:  Chastity, Kim, and Nick. They speak about the ongoing struggle for the use of the Eurma C Hayes Community Center Originally …