Jan 22, 2023
This show featured audio from an interview that Kiteline Radio did with Jarrod Shanahan about his book called Captives: How Riker's Island Took New York City Hostage. We share this audio in part because of a news story in Montreal. In December, newspapers in Montreal announced that the province will be building a new prison for women on the island of Montreal.
We then share
two interviews about the death of Nicous D’Andre
Spring. Nicous died after being pepper sprayed by guards while
wearing a spit mask on December 26, 2022. It later came out in the
news that he had been granted bail the day before, but was not
released. His family held a vigil in Notre Dame de Grace in late
December with over 100 people in attendance. We talked to Alain
Babineau with the Red Coalition, an organization that held a press
conference on January 7th
hoping to push for
justice for Nicous. We also talked to Amanda from DESTA Black Youth
Network about the annual New Years Eve Noise Demonstration, which
went to Bordeaux jail where Nicous was killed. Nicous was an
aspiring rapper and we share some of his music on the
show.