Episode #26: Histories of Resistance in Ohio’s Prisons

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We go to the neighboring state of Ohio this week in order to dig into the history of Midwestern prison resistance. We share more of the story of Siddique Hasan – one of 5 prisoners on death row for their role in the 1994 Lucasville Uprising – as well as his organizing and his case. We also spoke with Dan, an ex-prisoner who spent decades inside Ohio prisons. He describes his early years, learning from and organizing with members of the Dirty Dozen, an informal, multiracial team of gang peacemakers who organized strikes and revolts across Ohio’s prisons. He also charts transformations in the system and in resistance to it over many years.