Posts Tagged ‘Death Row’
The Crime of Being Born Black
This poem is from Ajamu M. Nassor, a death row inmate who was executed in Indiana in 1994.
They tried to kill me in the womb
because of my blackness
but they did not succeed
Nor could they kill me during the Inquisition
the invasion of Afrika the Trans-Atlantic Passage
They could not kill me along with
Nat Turner
Gabriel Prosser
Denmark Vessey
Cinque
Martin
&
Malcolm
Nor could they kill me during the
Revolutions Insurrections Rebellions & Uprisings
They could not kill me on the ghetto streets
of amerikkka
Not even with their genocide
could they kill me
As i remember my brothers & sisters
Panthers
MOVE
&
all the others who
have gone before me
With all their attempts they could not
kill me
then . .
. . . so they gave me
the death
penalty
instead.
instead.
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Death Row Inmates Get Reprieve with Racial Justice Act
Behind the Obama controversy over his nationality, North Carolina is also getting attention for a law trying to “combat racial disparity in sentencing.” The racial judicial act will allow many minorities to try for an appeal on a base of bias. Several other states have policies to prevent racial bias in the trial process, such as in jury selection.
Though many feel that this law would further increase equality in the courtroom, some worry that the law would make prosecuting offenders much more difficult.
Read more here.
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Mumia’s Jailhouse Lawyer Book
Mumia Abu-Jamal, a prisoner on Pennsylvania’s death row, is famous for his highly contested case and his prolific writing. From death row he has authored numerous books including Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. The USA.
In this book Mumia details how prison lawyers have worked tirelessly for years to fight the system from within the depths of the system.
This book and many others are available on the Prisoner Legal News website.
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