144 Episodes

  1. Dozens of Texas prisoners are hunger striking against solitary confinement

    Published: 2/17/2023
  2. Interview from prison: What an inhumane carceral system does to human psyches

    Published: 2/8/2023
  3. These women are fighting Nevada's prison system—and winning

    Published: 1/24/2023
  4. 2022 was Rikers Island's deadliest year. Again.

    Published: 12/12/2022
  5. 'Tax Broke' Baltimore's Dirty Secret

    Published: 12/6/2022
  6. He was supposed to be out on parole, but ICE deported him to Cambodia

    Published: 11/22/2022
  7. El Salvador's history shows migration isn't the problem, imperialism is

    Published: 11/14/2022
  8. It's time to legalize marijuana

    Published: 10/31/2022
  9. San Quentin Prison is a COVID deathtrap

    Published: 10/24/2022
  10. Cholera outbreak in Haiti's prisons amid protests against Henry government

    Published: 10/18/2022
  11. Judge rules California prison must close

    Published: 9/26/2022
  12. Lacino Hamilton speaks on his 26-year wrongful imprisonment

    Published: 9/14/2022
  13. Black August and the fight to free political prisoners, with the Jericho Movement

    Published: 9/6/2022
  14. Advocates demand Israel end solitary confinement of Ahmad Manasra, imprisoned at 13

    Published: 8/22/2022
  15. Stop trying to revive local economies with prisons

    Published: 8/22/2022
  16. Repurposing prisons can revitalize rural America

    Published: 8/22/2022
  17. Virginia revokes early release for inmates with good behavior

    Published: 7/18/2022
  18. Chris Hedges on trauma and teaching writing in prison

    Published: 7/18/2022
  19. New York prisons ban care packages containing food

    Published: 7/8/2022
  20. How Maryland is preventing prisoners from getting college degrees

    Published: 7/8/2022

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Rattling the Bars puts the voices of the people most harmed by our system of mass incarceration at the center of our reporting on the fight to end it. The show was founded by the late Black Panther and political prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway, and is now hosted by Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, who himself spent 48 years behind bars.Rattling the Bars offers an honest look at the lives of prisoners, returning citizens, their families, and their communities. With Rattling the Bars, by presenting hard data and real-life stories, we examine and seek to shift public opinion around the misconception that incarceration, punishment, and increased policing make cities safer—the truth of which has been disproven by countless studies. The series examines the history and root causes of the current so-called justice system. It showcases individuals and communities nationwide who are grappling with real solutions to problems created by the prison-industrial complex.Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletter