After being wrongfully incarcerated at the age of 19, Lacino Hamilton fought to free himself through journalism, and by educating himself and his fellow prisoners.
Lacino Hamilton is a writer, thinker, and activist who was incarcerated for 26 years thanks to a wrongful conviction, and was exonerated in September 2020. For more information about his case, see “Ring of Snitches: How Detroit Police Slapped False Murder Convictions on Young Black Men.” After being sent to prison, he spent four of his first six years in solitary confinement. It was there that he began to read, think critically and distinguish between expressing a desire to change and demonstrating the ability to achieve it.
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Bro! About that education thing, its probably not wise to use an example of imperialist terrorism (Iraq) to refute institutional oppression and slavery "at home". Oh and the system they installed is more of what put you away for over two decades. "Spreading Democracy"/"Red Scare" means killing the working class, suppressing any left-wing political activities via any means necessary, normally a bullet or a black bag, and installing right-wing neoliberal/Nazi capitalists throughout the entire government…just sayin', I would use a completely different argument when talking about abolishing the police, especially to a fascist police state country like Murica. Want em gone? Treat them for what they really are, slave plantations whose sole purpose is to imprison, fleece, groom, and outright murder the poor. FACT not opinion, not perspective…EMPIRICAL, HISTORICAL, FOUNDATIONAL, FACT.
i wish all the best of the world to lacino hamilton keep your path to succes.
Respect for Mr. Hamilton.
Thank you for this guys
As a white woman it’s easy to get an impression
Although it does really upset me how bias systems are health education prison etc.
It’s not only good to hear the point of view from people who have actually lived the situation it’s actually really important
There’s not much I can do to change things of course other than point people in the direction of good men like yourselves
I wish you and all your colleagues the very best
Is that a stripper pole in the background 👀
Looks too complicated…
#BULLSHIT
I'd like to get your perspective on a very unknown travesty, alive and well throughout the prison system, known as the INMATE FUND. Its very likely to me that your exposure to the inner workings of the penal system, your talks w/ inmates very familiar w/ the improprieties within the prison system would have informed you if this. I'd like to open up communication to discuss what I know about this crooked FUND. PS CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR RELEASE.DJ
Powerful!!!
COMPASSION INTERFERES WITH PROSECUTION" PROSECUTORS ARE NOT COMPASSIONATE , IF THEY WERE THEIR WOULD BE NO PROSECUTION. EVERY STATE THAT DOES THIS TO A PERSON IS IN DEPT TO THEM.
Sorry for your false conviction. I'm not affiliated with the following you tube channel in any way except as a subscriber but somehow this link seems to be an appropriate or relevant thing to share here . If not, please remove it. https://youtube.com/c/AuditTheAudit
More people need to see this
I'm very happy that the man was released after all this time. My only question is why bring race into it. Why couldn't it be simply. Be bad cops, bad judge and bad call. The gentleman is wearing a black power t shirt. Could you imagine a white man wearing a white power t shirt. This older man is racist as hell. Judging by his own words. I don't agree with the contractor jail system. The system is messed up for whites, blacks and all races. The system doesn't see color. They only see the money they make from fines and jailing people.
It's NOT about being "black"…it IS about being POOR. PLEASE stop repeating the JESUIT CONTROLLED MEDIA PROPAGANDA.
Hunter all over the internet hitting the Rawks free pass,
Meanwhile ,
Popcorn is probably doing 20 ta life for having a half burnt roach in his Ashtray .
As a white man sitting here listening. I'm so glad this man here is out it's effing sad knowing the our whole system is broken for every culture from religion to race and what ever else. And by this man speaking maybe it will give others to speak up and all of us pull together and say hey enough is enough. If you want an example watch what happened this past weekend for the 9/11 whole bunch of diverse Truth seekers came together and spoke at different parts through out NY it was amazing #NYC91122
Only in America where everyone is guilty until proven innocent I should know San Antonio Texas tried that BS charge stuff on me luckily I got it dismissed
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, 🚩🚩🚩except as a punishment for crime 🚩🚩🚩 HERE'S UR SIGN! Funny how they used identity politics to drive that one home too. This is not a new thing, if only people would wake up and see the real game.
https://youtu.be/AY4QpdYoERE
On May 24th, 2021,
I Was Beat, Kicked, Stomped, Tased, Punched and Scarred While I was in HandCuffs by Neshoba County Sheriff Deputies in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Tha Only Thing that They Didn't Do, Was Mace Me.
It was My 1st Day of Ever Being in Jail at 36 Years Old.
My Charge was Disturbing The Peace.
Which Ended Up Dismissing The Charge,
Because I was Very Mentally Ill at Tha Time.
I was 3 Months without Medication,
Because The MHMR wasn't Seeing Anyone During The Co-Vid Era.
I am Taking My Meds Faithfully,
Presently.
I Spent Almost 3 Months in Total,
At East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian, MS.
The 1st 13 Days,
I was Locked Up in Neshoba County Jail….
Hear My True Story of Police Brutality.
Thank you for this amazing interview, because it hints at how many people in prison shouldn't be there at all, and highlights the importance of education in our lives.