WEBVTT 00:00:01.980 --> 00:00:05.305 (Music) 00:00:05.855 --> 00:00:10.610 Dannielle Hadley: Life in Pennsylvania means just that: 00:00:10.610 --> 00:00:14.302 life without the possibility of parole. 00:00:14.302 --> 00:00:16.182 For us lifers, 00:00:16.182 --> 00:00:18.411 as we call ourselves, 00:00:18.411 --> 00:00:20.455 our only chance for release 00:00:20.455 --> 00:00:22.684 is through commutation, 00:00:22.684 --> 00:00:27.304 which has only been granted to two women since 1989, 00:00:27.304 --> 00:00:30.105 close to 30 years ago. 00:00:30.105 --> 00:00:33.959 Our song, "This Is Not Our Home," 00:00:33.959 --> 00:00:35.887 it tells of our experiences 00:00:35.887 --> 00:00:41.204 while doing life without the possibility of parole. NOTE Paragraph 00:00:41.204 --> 00:00:45.683 (Music) NOTE Paragraph 00:01:00.290 --> 00:01:03.300 Brenda Watkins: I'm a woman. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:06.327 I'm a grandmother. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:06.327 --> 00:01:09.206 I'm a daughter. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:09.206 --> 00:01:12.123 I have a son. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:12.123 --> 00:01:14.770 I'm not an angel. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:14.770 --> 00:01:17.928 I'm not the devil. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:17.928 --> 00:01:20.711 I came to jail NOTE Paragraph 00:01:20.711 --> 00:01:24.636 when I was so young. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:30.482 --> 00:01:35.292 I spend my time here NOTE Paragraph 00:01:35.292 --> 00:01:41.283 inside these prison walls. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:41.283 --> 00:01:44.851 Lost friends to death, NOTE Paragraph 00:01:44.851 --> 00:01:51.267 saw some go home. NOTE Paragraph 00:01:51.267 --> 00:01:55.090 Watch years pass, NOTE Paragraph 00:01:55.090 --> 00:01:59.254 people come and go, NOTE Paragraph 00:01:59.254 --> 00:02:09.492 while I do life without parole. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:13.103 --> 00:02:18.378 I am a prisoner for the wrong I've done. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:18.378 --> 00:02:21.373 I'm doing time here. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:21.373 --> 00:02:23.254 This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:23.254 --> 00:02:28.316 Dream of freedom, hope for mercy. NOTE Paragraph 00:02:28.316 --> 00:02:32.449 Will I see NOTE Paragraph 00:02:32.449 --> 00:02:36.187 my family NOTE Paragraph 00:02:36.187 --> 00:02:41.840 or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:02:46.728 --> 00:02:50.211 As the years go by, NOTE Paragraph 00:02:50.211 --> 00:02:55.830 I hold back my tears, NOTE Paragraph 00:02:55.830 --> 00:03:04.305 because if I cry I'd give in to fear. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:04.305 --> 00:03:12.110 I must be strong, have to hold on. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:12.110 --> 00:03:16.029 Gotta get through NOTE Paragraph 00:03:16.029 --> 00:03:20.378 another year. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:20.378 --> 00:03:25.881 I am a prisoner for the wrong I've done. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:25.881 --> 00:03:29.573 I'm doing time here. This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:29.573 --> 00:03:34.658 Dream of freedom, hope for mercy. NOTE Paragraph 00:03:34.658 --> 00:03:39.128 Will I see NOTE Paragraph 00:03:39.130 --> 00:03:42.250 my family NOTE Paragraph 00:03:42.250 --> 00:03:47.550 or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:03:52.397 --> 00:03:56.669 I'm not saying that I'm not guilty, NOTE Paragraph 00:03:56.669 --> 00:04:01.244 I'm not saying that I shouldn't pay. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:01.244 --> 00:04:04.982 All I'm asking is for forgiveness. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:04.982 --> 00:04:11.921 Gotta have hope I'll be free someday. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:16.731 --> 00:04:22.605 Is there a place for me NOTE Paragraph 00:04:22.605 --> 00:04:26.901 in the world out there? NOTE Paragraph 00:04:26.901 --> 00:04:33.800 Will they ever know or care that I'm chained? NOTE Paragraph 00:04:35.246 --> 00:04:42.363 Is there redemption for the sin of my younger days? NOTE Paragraph 00:04:42.363 --> 00:04:46.308 Because I've changed. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:46.308 --> 00:04:50.390 Lord knows I've changed. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:50.390 --> 00:04:55.596 I am a prisoner for the wrong I've done. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:55.596 --> 00:04:58.916 I'm doing time here. This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:04:58.916 --> 00:05:03.630 Dream of freedom, hope for mercy. NOTE Paragraph 00:05:03.630 --> 00:05:07.530 Will I see NOTE Paragraph 00:05:07.530 --> 00:05:10.572 my family NOTE Paragraph 00:05:10.572 --> 00:05:15.980 or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:05:19.604 --> 00:05:23.209 Will I see NOTE Paragraph 00:05:23.209 --> 00:05:26.408 my family NOTE Paragraph 00:05:26.408 --> 00:05:31.142 or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:05:36.461 --> 00:05:42.382 I'm known to you as Inmate 008106. 00:05:42.382 --> 00:05:45.424 Incarcerated 29 years. 00:05:45.424 --> 00:05:47.978 My name is Brenda Watkins. 00:05:47.978 --> 00:05:51.972 I was born and raised in Hoffman, North Carolina. 00:05:51.972 --> 00:05:54.502 This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:05:54.502 --> 00:05:58.866 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:06:00.423 --> 00:06:03.778 Thelma Nichols: Inmate number 0B2472. 00:06:03.778 --> 00:06:07.296 I've been incarcerated for 27 years. 00:06:07.296 --> 00:06:09.339 My name is Thelma Nichols. 00:06:09.339 --> 00:06:12.560 I was born and raised in Philadelphia, P.A. 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:14.760 This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:06:14.760 --> 00:06:17.487 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:06:19.556 --> 00:06:22.435 DH: 008494. 00:06:22.435 --> 00:06:25.260 I've been incarcerated for 27 years. 00:06:25.260 --> 00:06:27.613 My name is Dannielle Hadley. 00:06:27.613 --> 00:06:30.446 I was born and raised in Philadelphia, P.A, 00:06:30.446 --> 00:06:33.185 and this is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:06:33.185 --> 00:06:38.154 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:06:38.154 --> 00:06:43.425 Theresa Battles: Inmate 008309. 00:06:43.425 --> 00:06:47.550 I've been incarcerated for 27 years. 00:06:47.550 --> 00:06:49.833 My name is Theresa Battles. 00:06:49.833 --> 00:06:52.225 I'm from Norton, New Jersey, 00:06:52.225 --> 00:06:56.560 and this is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:06:56.560 --> 00:07:00.117 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:07:01.814 --> 00:07:06.389 Debra Brown: I am known as Inmate 007080. 00:07:06.389 --> 00:07:09.175 I've been incarcerated for 30 years. 00:07:09.175 --> 00:07:11.729 My name is Debra Brown. 00:07:11.729 --> 00:07:14.422 I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 00:07:14.422 --> 00:07:16.721 This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:07:16.721 --> 00:07:19.923 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:07:20.738 --> 00:07:24.105 Joann Butler: 005961. 00:07:24.105 --> 00:07:29.500 I've been incarcerated for 37 years. 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:31.929 My name is Joann Butler, 00:07:31.929 --> 00:07:35.691 and I was born and raised in Philadelphia. 00:07:35.691 --> 00:07:37.665 This is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:07:37.665 --> 00:07:41.600 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:07:44.305 --> 00:07:47.360 Diane Hamill Metzger: Number 005634. 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:50.528 I've been incarcerated for 39 and one half years. 00:07:50.528 --> 00:07:54.220 My name is Diane Hamill Metzger. 00:07:54.220 --> 00:07:56.333 I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 00:07:56.333 --> 00:07:58.399 and this is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:02.670 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:08:04.924 --> 00:08:07.663 Lena Brown: I am 004867. 00:08:07.663 --> 00:08:10.110 Incarcerated 40 years. 00:08:10.110 --> 00:08:11.959 My name is Lena Brown, 00:08:11.959 --> 00:08:14.908 and I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 00:08:14.908 --> 00:08:17.183 and this is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:08:17.183 --> 00:08:20.246 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:08:23.357 --> 00:08:29.843 Trina Garnett: My number is 005545. 00:08:31.617 --> 00:08:34.745 My name is Trina Garnett, 00:08:34.745 --> 00:08:39.232 I've been incarcerated for 37 years, 00:08:39.232 --> 00:08:43.870 since I was 14 years old. 00:08:43.870 --> 00:08:46.663 Born and raised in Chester, Pennsylvania, 00:08:46.663 --> 00:08:49.960 and this is not my home. NOTE Paragraph 00:08:49.960 --> 00:08:54.602 (Applause) NOTE Paragraph 00:09:00.571 --> 00:09:05.280 Will I see NOTE Paragraph 00:09:05.280 --> 00:09:09.144 my family NOTE Paragraph 00:09:09.144 --> 00:09:12.109 or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:09:13.179 --> 00:09:16.869 Or die alone? NOTE Paragraph 00:09:17.939 --> 00:09:21.939 (Applause)