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10 Years Since Michael Brown's Murder. When Will We Get Justice?

Aug 13, 2024 | znetwork.org | Taya Graham |Stephen Janis |Mansa Musa |Interview Law

On Aug. 9, 2014, Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. Police left Brown’s lifeless body in the hot sun for four hours, plainly demonstrating the contempt of law enforcement for the local community. The righteous rebellion that followed in Ferguson shook the nation and the world, turning the Black Lives Matter movement that had begun following the earlier murder of Trayvon Martin into a global mass movement.
'Second look' Legislation Can Free Longtime Prisoners

Mar 5, 2024 | znetwork.org | Mansa Musa |Interview Law |Alonzo Turner Bey |Desmond Haneef Perry

The system of mass incarceration in the US offers few second chances to prisoners, and Maryland is no exception. As The Real News has previously reported, the state’s parole system puts incarcerated people at the mercy of an inefficient, capricious process that is unlikely to deliver a speedy release for many. Now, a new bill in the Maryland legislature could create new pathways to freedom for prisoners who’ve served 20 years or more behind bars.
The Fight to End Prison Slavery in California

Dec 19, 2023 | znetwork.org | Interview Law |Jeronimo Aguilar |Aaron Cynick

The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution makes an exception to the abolition of slavery in order to permit the use of “involuntary servitude” as punishment for a crime. The modern system of mass incarceration depends on this exception to justify paying millions of incarcerated people subminimum wages that many advocates say is virtually indistinguishable from forms of slavery.
What It's Like to be in Prison for the Holidays

Dec 5, 2023 | znetwork.org | Mansa Musa |Maximillian Alvarez |Interview Law

The holiday season is a time to be spent with loved ones—yet for the nearly 2 million people incarcerated in US jails and prisons at any given time, that’s not a possibility. Rattling the Bars host Mansa Musa and TRNN Editor-In-Chief Maximillian Alvarez discuss how the holidays are experienced behind bars.
Palestinian Groups Ask ICC to Arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for War Crimes & Genocide in Gaza

Nov 11, 2023 | znetwork.org | Noura Erakat |Amy Goodman |Interview Law |Justice Palestine

We speak with Palestinian human rights lawyer Noura Erakat about a new effort to hold Israel accountable at the International Criminal Court over the war in Gaza, where Israel’s monthlong air and ground assault has killed more than 10,000 Palestinians. On Wednesday, three Palestinian rights groups filed a lawsuit with the international body, urging it to investigate Israel for the crimes of genocide and apartheid.
Her Father Was Granted Parole. The Governor Took It Away

Oct 3, 2023 | znetwork.org | Mansa Musa |Interview Law |Shekhinah Bravehea |Tara Gaither

Thomas “Tahaka” Gaither was out on parole when then-Gov. Glenn Dennis of Maryland revoked parole for all persons convicted of a life sentence. Since the late 1990s, Gaither has remained incarcerated—despite once having been deemed fit for release. His story is not unusual for those who’ve experienced Maryland’s parole system. Since 2015, barely half of 523 parole-eligible prisoners serving life sentences have had their cases reviewed, and just 76 have been released.
Judge Orders Release of 3 of Newburgh 4 Tied to Fake NY Bomb Plot

Aug 1, 2023 | znetwork.org | Kathy Manley |Stephen Downs |Amy Goodman |Interview Law

For the past 14 years, relatives of four men jailed on terrorism charges in Newburgh, New York, have accused the FBI of entrapment. On Thursday, a federal judge agreed and ordered the release of three of the men known as the Newburgh Four: David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen. The men had been sentenced in 2010 to 25 years in prison for a government-orchestrated bombing plot of a New York synagogue. In a stunning decision, the judge accused the FBI of inventing a conspiracy.
Becoming Abolitionist: A Lawyer’s Radical Vision

Jul 20, 2023 | znetwork.org | Noelle Hanrahan |Sonali Kolhatkar |Interview Law

“The only way that we are going to get people to have a decent, equitable future is to completely re-envision this entire rubric that is suffocating and killing our people,” says lawyer Noelle Hanrahan. More than 30 years ago, Noelle Hanrahan launched a journalism project called Prison Radio built on a simple idea: Give incarcerated people a media platform to tell their own stories.
A Tribute to the Revolutionary Life of Marshall 'Eddie' Conway

Mar 28, 2023 | znetwork.org | Mansa Musa |Maximillian Alvarez |Interview Law

Eddie Conway, former Baltimore Black Panther, 44-year political prisoner, and host of Rattling the Bars passed away on Feb. 13, 2023. Eddie’s family and coworkers reflect on his life and example.