Attica Lives - Abolish All Prisons Podcast

This is the most important episode of this podcast. In this episode, we learn what the PIC exactly is and how it is connected to other terms like mass incarceration, the War on Drugs and The New Jim Crow. We learn why the US keeps people incarcerated to generate profit and who is involved in that. Timestamps: 00:00 - 03:23: Introduction 03:23 - 09:10: The Prison Industrial Complex & The Normalisation of Punishment. Why Private Companies need Prisons to survive. 09:10 - 14:14: The Connections Between The Military Industrial Complex & The Prison Industrial Complex 14:14 - 28:28: Forced Labor (Slavery) in prison by private companies 28:28 - 37:16: Profit and Medical Experiments on People Who Are Incarcerated 37:16 - 45:00: Private Prison Corporations. The Brazoria Tape 45:00 - 49:21: The Global Prison Industrial Complex References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Lp5a41QZdetsw6rnF7_CfHJswcDtBgiCdTJwCjaay8/edit?usp=drivesdk

In this episode we’ll make a journey through the history of the Folsom State Prison in California! What Johnny Cash had to do with Folsom and how creative people are when it comes to escaping that hell, you’ll find out in this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 - 03:22: Introduction 03:22 - 09:00: Folsom Prison Blues and Johnny Cash 09:00 - 27:30: Folsom Prison History 27:30 - 35:07: Glen Sherley, The Greystone Chapel & Johnny Cash35:07 - 43:00: The Great Folsom Train Escape 43:00 - 46:00 The Folsom Double 46:00 - 52:00: Carl Reese and His Diving Plan 52:00 - 01:00:24: The Folsom Escape That Got The FBI involved 01:00:24 - 01:03:25: Folsom Today References: Quellen: CDCR. (2023, 8 Juni). Explore the history of Folsom Prison. CDCR. Abgerufen von https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2023/06/08/explore-the-history-of-folsom-prison/Folsom Cash Art Trail. 13 Fascinating Facts, Stories and Tales about Folsom Prison. Abgerufen von https://folsomcasharttrail.com/the-trail/blog/13-fascinating-facts-stories-and-tales-about-folsom-prisonGenius. Johnny Cash – Greystone Chapel Lyrics. Abgerufen von https://genius.com/Johnny-cash-greystone-chapel-lyricsFlux Magazine. Glen Sherley: When Johnny Cash met the man inside … Abgerufen von https://www.fluxmagazine.com/glen-sherley-johnny-cash/YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVKhjUHlLs&list=RDkeVKhjUHlLs&start_radio=1YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU&list=RDAeZRYhLDLeU&start_radio=KQED. Songwriter in a Cage: Meet Glen Sherley, Johnny Cash’s Friend in Folsom. Abgerufen von https://www.kqed.org/news/11642653/songwriter-in-a-cage-meet-glen-sherley-johnny-cashs-friend-in-folsom?utm_source=chatgpt.comPrison Journalism Project. (2021, 18 Mai). Old Folsom State Prison was the end of the line. Abgerufen von https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2021/05/18/old-folsom-state-prison-was-the-end-of-the-line/YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6HMjC1ssZc&list=RDe6HMjC1ssZc&start_radio=1
Nguyen, M. (2023) How to Write a Letter to an Incarcerated Person. Innocence Project. Verfügbar unter: https://innocenceproject.org/news/how-to-write-a-letter-to-an-incarcerated-person/Small, J. & Lewis, S. (2024) Whistleblowers Paint Picture of Violence at New Folsom Prison. KQED. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kqed.org/news/12018761/whistleblowers-paint-picture-of-violence-at-new-folsom-prisonBlake, A.L. (2021) Old Folsom State Prison Was the End of the Line. Prison Journalism Project. Verfügbar unter: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2021/05/18/old-folsom-state-prison-was-the-end-of-the-line/Small, J. & Lewis, S. (2024) ‘How to Kill a Cop’: Death, Despair and Corruption in California’s Most Violent Prison. KQED. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kqed.org/news/12017652/how-to-kill-a-cop-death-despair-and-corruption-in-californias-most-violent-prisonThe Sacramento Bee (2025) [Article on Local Crime and Folsom Prison]. Verfügbar unter: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article301505859.htmlKCRA News (2025) California State Prison Sacramento Injuries. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kcra.com/article/california-state-prison-sacramento-injuries/64055726FBI (o.J.) Glen Stewart Godwin. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Verfügbar unter: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/glen-stewart-godwinHistory.com (o.J.) A First-Time Offender Ends Up on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. History Channel. Verfügbar unter: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-7/a-first-time-offender-ends-up-on-the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-listFolsom Cash Art Trail (o.J.) 13 Fascinating Facts, Stories, and Tales about Folsom Prison. Verfügbar unter: https://folsomcasharttrail.com/the-trail/blog/13-fascinating-facts-stories-and-tales-about-folsom-prisonFind a Grave (o.J.) Carl Frederic Reese (Memorial 92905672). Verfügbar unter: https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/92905672/carl_frederic-reese

CN: racism In this episode I explain based on the book „The New Jim Crow“ by Michelle Alexander why the US justice system is based on slavery and how slavery has an impact today in the incarceration system. Timestamps: 00:00 - 12:30: The history of slavery and colonialism 12:30 - 20:30: The Jim Crow laws as a continuation of slavery 20:30 - 34:17: The New Jim Crow and the current justice system references: Chase, R. T. (2012) '“Slaves of the State” Revolt: Southern Prison Labor and a Prison-Made Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1980', in R. H. Zieger (ed.) Life and Labor in the New New South. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, pp. 177–213. DOI: 10.5744/florida/9780813037950.003.0007 (online edn, Florida Scholarship Online). Accessed 9 Oct. 2025. OUP Academic+1Clarke, D. and Everet, S. (1998) The History of American Slavery. North Dighton, MA: World Publications, Incorporated. Google BücherTischauser, L. V. (2012) Jim Crow Laws (Landmarks of the American Mosaic). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. AmazonHillebrink, S. (2008) The Right to Self-Determination and Post-Colonial Governance: The Case of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press. WorldCatKlinkers, I. and Oostindie, G. (2003) Decolonising the Caribbean: Dutch Policies in a Comparative Perspective. London: Routledge. RoutledgeAlexander, M. (2016) The New Jim Crow. Masseninhaftierung und Rassismus in den USA. Übers. Gabriele Gockel & Thomas Wollermann. München: Verlag Antje Kunstmann.

Timestamps: 00:00 - 13:12: Introduction 13:12 - 23:50: Mass Incarceration and its history 23:50 - 42:12: The War on Drugs and the legal legitimacy of repression of people who are using drugs 42:12 - 47:26: Critical Thoughts & Racism in the US system & The 13th Amendment #abolishtheprisonsystemReferences: Britannica – War on Drugs
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United States Sentencing Commission, 2025. Individuals in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. [online] Available at: https://www.ussc.gov/research/quick-facts/individuals-federal-bureau-prisons [Accessed 26 September 2025].Office of Justice Programs – Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
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Dholakia, N., 2025. Mass Incarceration Is a Public Health Crisis. [online] Available at: https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-is-a-public-health-crisis [Accessed 26 September 2025].Wiley Online Library:
Alexander, M., 2015. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. [online] Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1745-9125.12374 [Accessed 26 September 2025].

The Sentencing Project:
Ghandnoosh, N., 2023. One in Five: Disparities in Crime and Policing. [online] Available at: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-disparities-in-crime-and-policing/ [Accessed 26 September 2025].Books:Dan Berger – Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era: Berger, D., 2014. Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.Michelle Alexander – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness: Alexander, M., 2010. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: The New Press.