[Rewind] Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America’s Obscene Wealth
Prisoner-turned-journalist Eddie Conway talked about how the immorally cheap labor of those caught in the prison industrial complex is the shame of the U.S. economy.
The Holidays are the Most Painful Time of the Year to be Behind Bars
Every holiday season, prisoners suffer spikes in suicides, violence, and depression. Eddie Conway, who spent 44 years locked up, explains what people on the outside can do to help.
Why U.S. Prisons Don’t Want Prisoners to Read
As one of the many calculated cruelties that define the US prison-industrial complex, the long assault on prisoners’ ability to read books while incarcerated is sinister, inhumane, and must be…
A Staggering Number of Inmates Have Died in Louisiana Prisons
Hundreds of incarcerated people have died between 2015-2019 in Louisiana jails and prisons due to lack of government oversight and accountability.
Prisoners' Rights
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Biography
SI: History
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Reporting Abuse of Power
Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America’s Obscene Wealth
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," prisoner-turned-journalist Eddie Conway talks about how the immorally cheap labor of those caught in the prison industrial complex is the shame of the U.S. economy.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Autobiography
SI: Justice & Injustice
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Eddie Conway: Making Real News After Prison
The former Black Panther talks about the plight of African Americans and his involvement in the Real News Network.