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

Incongruent Justice and ‘The Deal’ By Vernon Woonan, SCI Graterford I... READ MORE	"Between hanging and healing": words from Ghani in advance of his resentencing Greetings to members of CADBI, Amistad... READ MORE
Honorable Deception By: Samuel T. Ross a-k-a (Sam Ross) To all those concerned with Decarcerating PA, I encourage you to investigate into the legal reasoning of the Pa. Supreme Court`s... READ MORE	THEY WERE WRONG by Dortell Williams In any profession, credibility is paramount. As a critical thinking society we are on the lookout for the fruition of promises. We watch carefully at... READ MORE
Hope by James Brown This Pope is our best Advocate for Life without the Possibility of Parole! His Holiness Pope Francis, visited the Curran Fromhold... READ MORE	On the Censorship of SF Bay View at SCI Coal Township by George Rahsaan Brooks Date: March 7, 2017 Subject: Appeal from decision of Publication Review Committee of 2/23/17 denying Vol. 42, of San Francisco Bay View... READ MORE
Engineering of inmates consciousness in Pennsylvania prison by Muwsa Green Hv5362 Feb 28 2017 This account of life in secure residential treatment unit at SCI Greene. The (SRTU) is billed by the Pennsylvania Department of... READ MORE	Letter from Ernest R. Morris As someone with not much family, especially not much conscious family who takes the initiative to get involved in the fight against inequality, thank you for the work you do. It’s very... READ MORE
Black History is not a month; It's Everyday Struggles, Achievement By Muwsa Green 2-11-2017 Most Black people has forgotten the extraordinary things that Elijah Muhammad has done for the African American. He recruited many Black... READ MORE	Prayers ~1~ OPENING PRAYER As I prepare to celebrate and honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, a man who was murdered because he... READ MORE
Conjugal Visits Are a Religious Right by ... READ MORE	"Hosea" and "Mental Bondage" by ... READ MORE
The Right to Freedom By David Lee On November 22, 2016, I was watching News One Now with Roland Martin, as is my normal practice, and Roland was debating a White supremacist named Richard... READ MORE	Stopping Violence and Ending Mass Incarceration By David Lee #AS3041 Violence in American society has always been commonplace, thus it is funny when I hear people complaining about violence in America as if it is a... READ MORE
RE: William Bendolph Written by: Mr. Ernest R. Morris #JJ-1120 1 Kelley Drive Coal Township, PA 17866 Dec. 6, 2016 RE: William Bendolph ... READ MORE	Hatred in Denial by David Lee #AS3041 Since the two most recent incidences in which police were shot and killed in Dallas and Louisiana there have been a rash of conservative voices... READ MORE
PA Supreme Court's duplicitous Batts II case decision By Shakaboona On June 26, 2017, in a unanimous decision to... READ MORE	James Smith: Profile of a Lifer
from Alexander Savage My name is Alexander Savage. I’m currently 21 years old; I was 19 when I caught my charges and sentenced when I was 20 years old. I was a college student at Indiana University of PA. I... READ MORE	I Feel U by Termaine Saulsbury Troublesome Ever since I was a youngen Refusing to lose the struggle Maintaining my sanity... READ MORE