prisons

Bad: The autobiography of James Carr

Reviewed here: https://libcom.org/library/bad-review-aufheben-5

After Successful Strike, Minnesota Prisoners Think Bigger

Submitted by R Totale on Dec 20 2018 18:53

A statement from the Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee on the concessions won by a recent strike at Rush City Correctional Facility.

Guards Continue to Attack Prison Reporter Jason Walker with Trumped up Charges

Submitted by R Totale on Dec 12 2018 19:49

Prison writer and organizer Jason Walker reports on the continuing attempts by staff to frame him for a recent incident in which guards attacked him.

Jason Walker attacked by prison clansmen for reporting their brutality

Submitted by R Totale on Dec 1 2018 11:44

Jason Walker reports on a recent attack by prison guards attempting to silence his writing. This story first appeared in the San Francisco Bay View, and readers may wish to donate to the Bay View's ongoing operating costs.

Mixed Guilty Verdict Against First Vaughn/Smyrna 17 Trial Group

Submitted by R Totale on Nov 24 2018 16:01

The Revolutionary Abolitionist Movment report from the trial of the first three defendants from the Vaughn/Smyrna 17, who are facing charges for alleged participation in a prison rebellion in January 2017.

Sussex 2 Sussex: From Death Row to An Empty Cell

Submitted by R Totale on Nov 11 2018 13:06

An update from prison organizer Kevin "Rashid" Johnson, detailing the continued repression he's facing for his role as a public voice of the prison strike movement.

Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Facing Incredible Abuse at Sussex II Prison in Virginia

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 25 2018 18:07

A call to support prison organizer Kevin "Rashid" Johnson, who is facing intense abuse from the Virginia Department of Corrections.

October Prison Strike Updates - Roundup and Next Steps

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 16 2018 18:33

Statement regarding the Nationwide Prison Strike of 2018 Issued October 15, 2018 by the Prison Strike Media Team

Spanish anti-fascist ‘prisoners of war’ in Lancashire, 1944–46

Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 10 2018 14:26
Spanish anti-fascist prisoners in Chorley

Fascinating and detailed paper by Richard Cleminson examining the appalling treatment of Spanish anti-fascist resistance fighters during World War II being detained in internment camps in Britain alongside Nazi and fascist prisoners.

Black August Resistance 2018: Remembering the Inmates for Action

Submitted by R Totale on Sep 29 2018 15:40

Anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble recounts the history of the Inmates for Action, a 1960s-70s revolutionary group based among Alabama prisoners. Originally written in early August 2018, but delayed due to mail harassment.