1919 Prisoner Justice Day Broadcast With Matthew and Fiona

Welcome to another episode of 1919Radio. To commemorate Prisoner Justice Day, we are hosting Matthew Campbell-Williams and Fiona Bailey to have a wide ranging conversation on the realities of incarceration in Canada. Matthew is a criminal defence/prison law student and organizer with the Toronto Prisoner Rights Project, and Fiona Bailey is a cook, entrepreneur, and formerly incarcerated mother.

Prison Justice Day started on August 10, 1976, to remember two prisoners who died while locked up in solitary confinement in a Canadian Maximum Security Institution. PJD has become an international day to recognize all those who have died unnatural deaths while in prison. Every August 10, prisoners hold a one-day work stoppage and hunger strike, while supporters on the outside hold community events to educate the public to the conditions of Canadian prisons.

Title sequence credits:

Introduction clip: Angela Davis on Democracy Now!
Second clip: Sister Souljah response to Bill Clinton
Third clip: Kwame Ture on Organization and mobilization Song: The Pharcyde - Runnin'