By Kevin White
These words are just a few of the many statements and phrases that are said to an attorney, a prosecutor or judge after a criminal defendant is found guilty of a crime in... READ MORE
Voices from the Inside
This page is for the words we recieve from our allies and comrades inside Pennsylvania's prisons. Many of these statements were given to us to be read at protests and rallys, including the February 20th Occupy for Prisoners rally and the November 19th Tribunal to put the PA Prison System on trial.
If you or someone you love is currently incarcerated and wants to submit something for our Voices from the Inside section, write to us at:
Decarcerate PA
PO Box 40764
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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by Incarcerated Citizens Coalition (ICC) On June 16 to June 23, men at SCI Coal Township initiated a 1-week, peaceful boycott of the Inmate Dining Hall in response to the implementation of... READ MORE |
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By Sergio Hyland, SCI Green I saw something interesting last night. It was after midnight, and I was outside shoveling snow. In prison, any job you can get that allows... READ MORE |
July 16, 2014 Mr. LeBron James Dear LeBron: Cordial greetings. I am writing to you at this time for many... READ MORE |
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By David Lee On June 16th, the men here at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute at Coal Township started a week-long, non-... READ MORE |
Mass incarceration is certainly the new “Jim Crow” |
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First of all, I want to commend everyone in attendance for their commitment, passion and humanity. The new prisons being built represent so much more than prison expansion and all of you... READ MORE |
By Fred (SCI Graterford) Building new prisons is just an external symptom of the cancer that is eating away at our society’s core. At the root of the issue is the ever-... READ MORE |
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By David Lee Today’s human rights issues must encompass a broad range of issues. These issues must include decent employment in which workers have a relevant voice, decent and safe housing... READ MORE |
From Eduardo at SCI Graterford: Let this be the year that keeps warm the feet of those who march towards freedom; let the light of... READ MORE |
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by Robert Saleem Holbrook On October 30, 2013 in the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. lan Cunningham, in one stroke the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's right wing... READ MORE |
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision today denying relief to juveniles sentenced to LWOP prior to the United States Supreme Court’s June 2012 decision in... READ MORE |
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Pennsylvania’s prison population is bursting at the seams; while other states are closing their prisons and saving money, Governor Corbett wants to build more prisons burdening taxpayers who are... READ MORE |
Building two prisons on the grounds of Graterford while a new, unused prison in Centre County already exists is an example of poor accounting procedures, akin to locking the barn after the horse... READ MORE |
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KERRY SHAKABOONA MARSHALL, Human Rights and Social Activist Greetings Everyone! My name is Shakaboona. I am a wrongly convicted prisoner with a juvenile life sentence, who has been... READ MORE |
“Doubling Down” Politicians tend to be a cowardly lot. They avoid doing anything difficult even if what needs doing makes perfect sense. They were... READ MORE |
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My name is James Hough and I’ve been imprisoned for almost two decades for a crime I committed as a juvenile. While I’ve been here I’ve watched the prison population grow larger, younger, and... READ MORE |
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When I heard of the call, just raised In Oakland, California, to "Occupy the Prisons", I gasped. It was not an especially radical call, but it was right on time. For prisons have... READ MORE |
The following article was submitted to us by Larry Stephenson, who is incarcerated at SCI Graterford, so that we could read it at the February 20th Occupy for Prisoners... READ MORE |
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