1989: The Risley prisoners' uprising In 1989 prisoners at Risley Remand Centre celebrated 1 May in style by taking over a wing of the notoriously squalid, brutal prison and spending…
The US prisoners' movement, 1970-1978 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's history of the movement of US prisoners and supporters on the outside against poor conditions and ill-treatment.
1891: Miners against prison labour Howard Zinn's account of American miners' struggles against the use of slave prison labour.
1966: The Blake prison escape A short history of the miraculous prison break of Soviet double-agent George Blake from a British jail, organised by two libertarian activists.
Panopticism - Michel Foucault “Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?” This is chapter 3 of Foucault’s…
1971: The Attica prison uprising Against the background of the mass revolutionary, black power and prisoners' movements in the US, a five day revolt began on September 9, 1971 at…
Japan's prisons of torture A Japanese town council has decided to introduce new rules allowing the jailing of householders who don’t paint their homes a chosen colour for up to a year.
Afterword: James Carr, the Black Panthers and all that A look at the life and times of James Carr and the Black Panthers and their relationship to the…
The Full Sutton prisoners' strike A brief account of a strike of around 250 prisoners at Full Sutton prison in England, from Black Flag magazine #207.
Roussenq, Paul, 1885-1949 A short biography of French anarchist Paul Roussenq, who spent much of his life in prison camps.
Imprisoned in New Orleans Jordan Flaherty and Tamika Middleton report on the fate of prisoners in New Orleans prisons since Hurricane Katrina.