New year enters with riots, demos and occupations across Greece Demos outside prisons, occupations of city halls, and riots start with the change of year across Greece
Work release scheme proposed for French prisons The creaking prison system in France unveils a new post-release labour scheme.
APPO prisoner on hunger strike Following harrassment and abuse of political prisoners in Oaxaca, a hunger strike has commenced for their liberation.
Hunger strike ends as Greek government caves After 18 days 7,000 prisoners in greece stop their hunger strike after the ministry of justice concedes to a series of their demands, promising to release half the country's prison population by April 2009.
5,000 prisoners on hunger strike across greece in demand for reforms All 21 Greek prisons are in the grip of prisoners 3-stage campaign in demand of 45-point reform. As part of the protest, more than 5,000 inmates are now on hunger strike.
Titan prisons: "consultation" ends, construction set to begin With the required political processes out of the way, the building of the 2,500 capacity jails is set to begin.
1938-1956: The tragedy of Karaganda The story of members of the CNT and other Spanish anti-fascists left stranded in the Soviet Union following the Spanish civil war.
Event to mark second anniversary of repression against San Salvador Atenco, Mexico Report on the memorial of the victims of government repression in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico.
Rooted in slavery: prison labor exploitation Article analysing the roots of prison labour in America.
Prisoner riot reverses smoking ban A smoking ban at 18 prisons in Quebec was reversed this week after a riot by prisoners.
France: first suicide in new youth prison A sixteen year old boy hung himself in his cell on Saturday.
Sherrybaby, dir. Laurie Collyer, 2007. Film review Review of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s turn as a recovering addict.