Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman in October called into a liberal talk radio program to claim he is a political prisoner and promote a documentary about his imprisonment.

Siegelman's son said the phone call resulted in his father being placed in solitary confinement.

Host Sam Sacks, filling in for regular host Thom Hartmann, jokes about what Karl Rove, adviser to former President George W. Bush, might think of the documentary, "Killing Atticus Finch."

"I can imagine Karl Rove trying to file some kind of lawsuit to block this film from being produced, once he realizes that it exposes how he abused his power to destroy the political enemies of George W. Bush," Siegelman said.

Siegelman goes on to list the offices he held in Alabama -- secretary of state, attorney general, lieutenant governor and governor -- and said "he brought in five automobile plants in three and a half years."

"I did some things that a Democrat couldn't do in a Republican state," Siegelman added as a monotone recorded voice chimes in: "This call is from a federal prison."

"That was to reind you where I am," Siegelman said with a chuckle.

Siegelman said he was looking at the 2004 presidential primaries, not necessarily to run against Bush for president but "I wanted to as a Southern liberal challenge Bush on his on education policies, his economic policies and his war policies."

The former governor said he didn't know if that was on Rove's mind but said the former Bush adviser was "at the scene of the crime when the department of justice decided to pursue me."

Siegelman then adds: "Our system is not blind, it's not just, the scales of justice are not balanced..."

As he goes, you can hear voices in the background and a recording again states the call is from a federal prison.

"I'm fine personally. I spend my days working with other inmates and trying to help them," Siegelman says when Sacks asks how the former governor is holding up. "I'm focused on the bigger issue of criminal justice reform because if this can happen to me it can happen to anybody in this country," he said.

The show then cut to a commercial break. When it returned, Siegelman was still on the line but said: 'We have a 15 minute limit on our calls, but I can try to call back in about a half hour."

Siegelman then goes on to mention that the judge in his case was Mark Fuller, who resigned this year after a domestic violence arrest.

"Whoops. I'm being told I've got to end this by the camp counselor," Siegelman then says. "It's been fun talking to you."