Jamaican Prisoners Radio
At the moment, I am mainly listening to freefm, a radio station broadcasting from the General Penitentiary (GP) on South Camp Road in Kingston. Inmates and staff are running the shows. At the moment they are talking about kids being abused and parents pimping out their children.
You can listen to Freefm here.
They have a blog too, you can read more about the project here
It’s a strange discussion to have. They talk about how to stop the violence that is going on against children. It’s not very constructive – they are saying to hang those who commit these crimes!
I am trying to get more photos from inside the prison.
It’s interesting to hear the real opinions of men and young men who are currently there behind bars.
They have also mentioned their pleasure at seeing Obama get the top job!
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Glad to hear that others are tuning into the radio stream. We’ve been looking for volunteers who can help record the radio show and upload the audio file as an mp3 to be downloaded as a podcast. If you know of someone who might be interested, please let me know.
[...] I have been listening to a discussion among Jamaican prisoners on Freefm radio – speaking from GP, Kingston’s notorious make prison. I posted about this station and what they do on this blog before. [...]
[...] I’d be interested in looking at the whole system of justice in Jamaica – or rather the lack of it. Starting off at the gun court, where witnesses are afraid to speak out and murderers go free. Then to look at how the law works through the eyes of one of the island’s lawyers. I knew someone who always had to go to the police station to get her nephew bailed out all the time, but those youths (his friends) who did not have a family member knowledgable in the law, then there was an entirely different kind of justice for them – usually ending up in GP. [...]
[...] I’d be interested in looking at the whole system of justice in Jamaica – or rather the lack of it. Starting off at the gun court, where witnesses are afraid to speak out and murderers go free. Then to look at how the law works through the eyes of one of the island’s lawyers. I knew someone who always had to go to the police station to get her nephew bailed out all the time, but those youths (his friends) who did not have a family member knowledgable in the law, then there was an entirely different kind of justice for them – usually ending up in GP. [...]
Nina, thanks for the information on FreeFM and also the blog. I have some time on hand this week, so, I will be able to check both out. Again, thanks!!
cool ur very welcome