Prison is not supposed to be equivalent to your stay at a five-star hotel but at least treat the inmates that occupy the space as human beings. Even animals are treated better than the inmates in more than a dozen California prisons which is why they’re participating in a hunger strike that has lasted more than a week, risking death in the process.
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Reggae star Buju Banton was convicted in February on drug conspiracy and just recently lost his battle with the justice system, igniting a possible 10-year prison bid.
Below, the sentiment from celebrities that represent three different perspectives. Some say it wasn’t enough and couldn’t match the Cochran approach that once was available but now is a memory. Where is Johnnie when you need him?
Danny Glover said, Banton’s music “addresses every aspect of life and feeds the heart, mind, body and soul, bringing a message of hope.”
Stephen Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, wrote, “Please consider the great things that he has done during his career as a musician.”
NBA player Etan Thomas said, “His songs have guided and inspired me since I was in middle school.”
This is a real record over an Ice Cube track which was recorded on a good day. But obviously, you can hear the pain in the lyrics, referencing his mother, who just recently passed away under some harsh circumstances.
Besides further establishing himself in the rap industry, G. Malone is now on a mission to speak up and acquire rights for those currently incarcerated in the California prison system. According to XXLMAG, the L.A. based lyricist has teamed up with Matt Gray, a lobbyist in the state of California, to go before the Assembly and the Senate and advocate for prisoners’ [health] rights. Hmmmm….I wonder how he feels about their voting rights when they’re released back in to society.
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Torrence Hatch misses being Lil Boosie. He expresses his frustration below:
“Some days I’m maintaining, but I’m missing my family and the life I had out there. My first seven months I was in population, but since June I’ve been on 23-hour lockdown.They said they’re trying to protect me because of who I am. They got people get stabbed here, killed here. Pretty rough people here. A lot of rats here, snitches.
“[I'm here] ’cause of the songs I made, before I was indicted, about the police in Baton Rouge and what’s going on here. There’s a lot with our record label, that the system don’t like… They took my hard drive out of my house after I got arrested. I have albums for days in there. They still haven’t returned it. They’ve had it for damn near a year now. I need that music.”
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