2011: Ohio Death Row Inmates Hunger Strike Four inmates in death row for there role in the Lucasville Prison Rebellion were kept in extreme solitary confinement, in desperation they hunger…
1995: Full Sutton Prisoners Strike History of a strike at Full Sutton prison that was broken up by the riot squad
1971: New Mexican Prison Strike This strike by New Mexico penitentiary inmates has been overshadowed by the more violent and dramatic uprising in 1980, though many of the causes…
1973: Prisoners Take Control of Walpole Prison In 1973 inmates at Walpole prison took advantage of a prison guards strike to take control of the day to day running of the facility.
1953: Prisoner Strikes at the Vorkuta Gulag In 1953 following news of Stalin's death inmates in gulag complex in Vorkuta struck in protest of their conditions. In response the Soviet…
1919: Prison Strikes at Fort Leavenworth In 1919 the prison population for military prisons had swelled. In response to the pressure and arbitrary sentencing inmates at the Fort…
Black Panthers at 50: Reflections on their legacy This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, founded in Oakland, California. I went to the Oakland Museum of…
Modern day slavery in the USA Since the 45th Anniversary of the Attica prison riots – September 9th, 2016 – an estimated 24,000 people have been on strike in the USA. If you…
The Stillitoe Thesis DAVID DOWNES is 23 and has been doing post-graduate research on juvenile delinquency for the LSE for the last two years.
Close Prisoners All TONY PARKER, born in Manchester, 1923, is the author of The Courage of his Convictions (with Robert Allerton) and of The Unknown Citizen, two remarkable studies of delinquent personalities. PENTONVILLE: A Sociological Study of an English Prison. Terence and Pauline Morris, assisted by Barbara Barer. (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 50/-).
