First up, we aired news from April 6 about the Policemanâs Benevolent Association in New Yorkâs attempt at stopping the release of Herman Bell from prison. Herman is a former Black Panther and political prisoner who was granted parole by the Parole Board in March. The PBA sued the Parole Board in an attempt to stop Hermanâs release. In this audio, Amy Goodman from Democracy Now talks with Bob Boyle, Hermanâs lawyer, and Jose Saldana, a member of RAPP (Release Aging People from Prison), who knew Herman inside. You can hear all the audio from this episode of Democracy Now here: https://www.democracynow.org/2018/4/6/judge_suspends_release_of_herman_bell
Next up, we aired audio from an old Final Straw interview with Siddique Abdullah Hasan who is currently incarcerated in Ohio. We aired this audio from 2013 to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Lucasville Uprising, of which Hasan was a participant. In the interview with Bursts, Hasan talks about the uprising. To listen to the whole episode visit: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2013/10/29/a-conversation-with-hasan-who-survived-the-lucasville-prison-uprising/ and also check out the Final Strawâs more recent interview with Hasan as they marked the 20th Anniversary of the Lucasville Uprising on their show (https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/04/15/after-25-years-two-perspectives-on-the-lucasville-uprising-by-the-final-straw-radio/)
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