144 Episodes

  1. Cuba & the US: A tale of two prison systems

    Published: 9/21/2021

  2. Remembering Gloria Richardson

    Published: 8/30/2021

  3. Eddie Conway: Slave labor has always been the bedrock of capitalism

    Published: 8/23/2021

  4. Remembering George Jackson, revolutionary author and activist

    Published: 8/17/2021

  5. Slavery still exists in the US, but these CA organizers are working to end it

    Published: 8/11/2021

  6. Big business exploits prison labor instead of paying fairer wages

    Published: 8/4/2021

  7. Connecticut made prison phone calls free. Other states should do the same

    Published: 7/26/2021

  8. 1998 mass shooter still used to justify life sentences for juveniles

    Published: 7/20/2021

  9. The US is the ONLY country sentencing children to life without parole. A movement is fighting back

    Published: 7/14/2021

  10. U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes it easier for judges to give young people life sentences. Now what?

    Published: 7/8/2021

  11. How an entire Black community was poisoned

    Published: 7/1/2021

  12. The latest on the deadly effects of COVID-19 in prisons

    Published: 7/1/2021

  13. France's attempts to extradite Hassan Diab have chilling implications (EXTENDED INTERVIEW)

    Published: 7/1/2021

  14. Hassan Diab is accused of a deadly explosion. Supporters say his continued persecution isn't justice

    Published: 7/1/2021

  15. The unending COVID-19 disaster in Maryland prisons

    Published: 4/1/2021

  16. California prisons: A public health disaster

    Published: 3/17/2021

  17. Mumia has COVID-19, supporters demand his release

    Published: 3/11/2021

  18. Greek political prisoner is at death’s door

    Published: 3/10/2021

  19. Black mass incarceration in the so-called Free State

    Published: 3/2/2021

  20. The government murdered Fred Hampton. Will it ever be held accountable?

    Published: 2/22/2021

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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