Prisons: tear them down

Stop DA office coverup, free Mumia now!Stop DA office coverup, free Mumia now!

Stop DA office coverup, free Mumia now!

For the second time, Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker ordered the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 22 to release…

July 5, 2017
‘Juvenile lifers’: Demanding justice in Detroit‘Juvenile lifers’: Demanding justice in Detroit

‘Juvenile lifers’: Demanding justice in Detroit

A group of at least 80 protesters rallied in Erma Henderson Park in Detroit on Father’s Day, June 18, to…

June 28, 2017
Pennsylvania prisoner fights toxic prisonsPennsylvania prisoner fights toxic prisons

Pennsylvania prisoner fights toxic prisons

This is the lightly edited text of a speech given for the Fight Toxic Prisons 2017 National Convergence Conference, held…

June 23, 2017
Rev. Pinkney is free!Rev. Pinkney is free!

Rev. Pinkney is free!

Exactly two years and six months after being locked up, Michigan’s political prisoner, the Rev. Edward Pinkney, walked out from…

June 13, 2017
Reception for Oscar López RiveraReception for Oscar López Rivera

Reception for Oscar López Rivera

After 36 years in U.S. federal prisons for his role in the Puerto Rican independence struggle, hero Oscar López Rivera…

June 11, 2017
What Mumia means to the youthWhat Mumia means to the youth

What Mumia means to the youth

The following talk was given by Christian Cobb at a June 1 forum on “Mumia Abu-Jamal Victories and Historic MOVE…

June 9, 2017
Welcome to New York, Oscar!Welcome to New York, Oscar!

Welcome to New York, Oscar!

Members of the Boricua [Puerto Rican] Diaspora and many supporters of the cause of Puerto Rican liberation are celebrating the…

June 5, 2017
Mumia supporters tell Philly DA: ‘Open the books!’Mumia supporters tell Philly DA: ‘Open the books!’

Mumia supporters tell Philly DA: ‘Open the books!’

On May 30, demonstrators outside the Philadelphia district attorney’s office demanded its compliance with an order by Common Pleas Judge…

June 2, 2017
From Mumia Abu-Jamal: My Heartfelt ‘Thank You’!From Mumia Abu-Jamal: My Heartfelt ‘Thank You’!

From Mumia Abu-Jamal: My Heartfelt ‘Thank You’!

Taken from a May 30 audio recording on prisonradio.org Several days ago I received a message from both of our…

June 2, 2017
Defend Jaan Laaman: Political prisoner censored, segregatedDefend Jaan Laaman: Political prisoner censored, segregated

Defend Jaan Laaman: Political prisoner censored, segregated

By Prison Radio Jaan Laaman, lifelong, left political activist, political prisoner and Prison Radio correspondent, has been put in the…

May 28, 2017