Incarcerated Scarfaces remix originally performed by Raekwon.

Gvmmix

Incarcerated Scarfaces(Gvmmix) (Freestyle Fridayz Week #25)

Learn more about The Alliance of Reform Minded Entrepreneurs Co-operative Society Ltd. (A.R.M.E), which was founded to give formerly incarcerated members of society opportunities for employment and development.

A.R.M.E MAKING STRIDES

Behind the wall in Chicopee Massachusetts, there are 150 women serving time.  If you’re sentenced, you wear green prison garb.  If you’re waiting to be sentenced then you’re wearing orange.  The Women’s Western Mass Regional Correctional Center is under the watch of the Hampden County Sheriff, Nick Cocchi, and thus, considered a jail. Just don’t make the mistake of calling it a prison.  Prisons are either run by the state, the feds, or private industry.    Upon arriving at the jail, submitting to our CORI reports, and being escorted through the many sliding metal doors, we are ushered into a classroom where there are six incarcerated women sitting around a table and signing release forms for their interview.   Assistant Superintendent, Colleen Stocks, who runs the jail, graciously hosted us and allowed us to chat with Maggie, Vanessa, Brenda, Auntie, Keys, and Jay.  Listen in as these women open up about life behind the wall, the daily challenges of incarceration, and what they would tell their younger selves.

The Hustler Files Ep. 79 - The Women of the Western Mass Regional Jail

Heart Break & Memories

This episode continues some additional, and important storylines we explored during our recent visit behind the wall in Episode 79. Coincidentally, it also touched upon a recent Op-Ed article on BostonGlobe.com from Professor Susan Sered, a criminal justice specialist who wrote, ‘incarcerated women are being held in overly restrictive environments despite evidence that women pose little security risk, compared to their male counterparts.’ Based on what we heard and saw behind the wall, that article and ensuing soundbites we recorded, and now share in this episode created an interesting conversation that included The Hustler Files Producer Jess Tyler.  Of the six women we met, 1 was awaiting trial for an alleged murder, 1 for assault with a dangerous weapon, and 1 for carjacking and robbery.  The other 3 were sentenced; one for manslaughter (defending herself), one for multiple DUIs, and one for ‘being in the wrong place’.  To sit and chat with them, you could close your eyes and be anywhere but behind the wall. The sad common denominator between them was abusive childhoods, no parents or lack of parental boundaries, drugs, alcohol and/or, mental health challenges.  So the question to be asked is; Are these women as much the victims as they are the criminals?

The Hustler Files Ep. 80 - Are Many Incarcerated Women also the Victims?

When you leave jail, there isn't much you take with you, so to receive a backpack filled with shampoo, conditioner, socks, female hygiene items, snacks, water, and other items can feel, as one formerly incarcerated individual, like Christmas.  Most ideas to help less fortunate, others, have the commonality of being hatched at a kitchen table, and LOVE In A Backpack is no different. When St. John’s Episcopal Church member, Susan Todd’s daughter, Nell, was assessing the needs of those leaving incarceration, a backpack filled with necessary items and a personalized letter of encouragement, seemed to fill the bill. Since its inception, LOVE In A Backpack has supplied over 600 backpacks to incarcerated women, leaving jail, in Western Massachusetts.  According to Jenny Wildermuth, Outreach Coordinator at St. John’s, there is ALWAYS a need for more backpacks and backpack-filling events.  They also encourage other churches and congregations across the US to replicate their mission of LOVE and HOPE.

The Hustler Files Ep. 86- LOVE In A Backpack Is Like A Warm Hug

Episode 201 of The No Ideas Original Podcast is a 3 part series featuring John Edwards also know as Shakim Bio. Shakim bio is currently incarcerated in Ohio for a crime he did not commit. In this interview Shakim talks about growing up in NY, falling in love with hip hop and becoming an author while incarcerated. This is a can't miss episode!  #author #incarceration #incarcerated #hiphop #shakimbio #johnedwards #theohio4 #freetheohio4 #podcast #noideasoriginalpodcast #nyc #ohio 
Please visit https://freetheohio4.org/ and sign the petition in support of freeing Shakim Bio!

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No Ideas Original Podcast Episode 201 Shakim Bio "The Last Illest" Part 1

No Ideas Original Podcast Episode 201 Shakim Bio "The Last Illest" Part 2

No Ideas Original Podcast Episode 201 Shakim Bio "The Last Illest" Part 3

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MexiKing - Thanksgiving (Freestyle From Prison)


Parchman Farm exposes systemic racism & injustice within Mississippi’s prison system. Read firsthand accounts of Unit 29’s brutal conditions and legacy.

Parchman Prison's Dark Truth Revealed!

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MexiKing is a Mexican-American Independent Recording Artist & Rapper Born in Texas & Raised in Memphis TN
Yall can Follow me on Instagram @MexiKing901  & On All Social Media & Music Streaming Platforms @MexiKing

Podcasts from all of the local show on WHMP Radio in Northampton, MA. including Talk the Talk with Bill Newman and Buz Eisenberg, The Hustler Files, The Western Mass Business Show, and Panorama.

Gvmbitt is a rapper and professional songwriter from Saint Louis, Missouri. You can contact him via email at gvmbittdarapper@gmail.com for features or songwriting services. The "Conflictions" Ep will be released later this year. Also, monthly releases on all platforms.
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