RATTLING THE BARS
Rattling the Bars, hosted by former Black Panther and political prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway, 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.
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.
Latest episode
The escalation of policing: Slave patrols, privatization, and predator drones
As police use private surveillance companies to track protesters and universities hire private forces, there’s a danger that public records of police abuse could disappear.
Recent episodes
Representative for whistleblower in ICE detention centers sterilization case talks
Azadeh Shahshahani from Project South says women in detention centers have little to no control over their own bodies.
California prison firefighters still face exploitation despite new career path law
California’s new legislation carves a path for prison firefighters to expunge their records and find jobs post-incarceration. The exploitative nature of the program remains, though, as do questions about the real impact of the law.
The unrest in Kenosha didn’t come out of thin air
We have known about the over-policing of Black and brown communities there for a long time, experts say. Story Transcript Eddie: A study in 2013 shows that Wisconsin incarcerated more black men than any other state in the United States in spite of the fact that the black population is only 6.5%. Also, Wisconsin has […]
COVID-19 could be a death sentence for elderly prisoners
Members of the group Releasing Aging People in Prison talk about officials’ refusal to release aging prisoners with violent offenses, although studies show the chances of someone reoffending as they age are minimal. Story Transcript This is a rush transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated. Eddie Conway: Start with the fact that […]
108 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in ‘trailer jail’
The jail was only reporting 78 active cases, but this number doesn’t include people who were already released or those who’s test results have not come in yet, so the real number is likely much higher.
Terror in trailer jail: every single prisoner infected with COVID-19
Eddie Conway talks with reporter Katie Kull in Missouri about poor conditions and the no-mask mandate that led to over 100 prisoners contracting Covid-19. Story Transcript This is a rush transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated. Eddie Conway: Recently, Green County, Missouri broke its COVID-19 daily record when a jail, a trailer […]
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