In this week’s episode, we air the final part of a conversation between Jok from Focus Initiatives and Rodney Jones, known as Big R. Big R was a witness to the beating that sparked the 1985 Pendleton prison uprising here in Indiana. In previous episodes, they discussed the circumstances that led up to the beating, including a gang of white …
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February 18, 2022: Uncovering White Supremacist Violence
In this week’s episode, we air the second part of a conversation between Jok Huerta from Focus Initiatives and Rodney Jones, known as Big R. Big R was a witness to the beating that sparked the the 1985 Pendleton prison uprising here in Indiana. This conversation is part of a series put on by IDOC Watch and other organizations, including Focus Initiatives, LTD. We …
Read More »February 11, 2022: Life in a Maximum Restraint Unit
In this week’s episode, we air the first part of a conversation between Jok Huerta from Focus Initiatives and Rodney Jones, known as Big R. Both men share stories of their own incarceration, and describe life in a Maximum Restraint Unit. As Big R puts it, when you leave general population for the MRU, “you’re in a whole different place …
Read More »April 2, 2021: Harsh Debts
Up 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 part of a conversation with Balagoon, an Indiana political prisoner who has been …
Read More »Tornadoes Rip Through Indiana
Some fifty-three twisters and tornadoes made their way across eight states overnight. According the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 14 suspected tornadoes hit northern and eastern Indiana last night. The AP reports over a dozen people were injured and one death has been confirmed. A tornado near Dayton, Ohio reportedly hit wind speeds up to 140 miles an hour, before …
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