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Letter from imprisoned may day protesters in Iran's Gharchak prison

On May May first, there was a protest in front of the Iranian parliament. Police cracked down on protesters and arrested many individuals. After 126 days, three of them, all women, remain incarcerated. Two of these women are held in the Gharchak prison, infamous for it's harsh conditions and severe shortcomings. Recently, one of them wrote a letter regarding their situation.

Call to Support Dwayne & Jarreau of the Vaughn 17 at their sentencing, September 2019

An article from the Bay View appealing for solidarity as two defendants Staats await sentencing for the 2017 Vaughn prison uprising.

The Ghosts of Peterloo

Submitted by R Totale on Aug 25 2019 10:29

EP Thompson's landmark essay exonerating the Peterloo martyrs and incriminating the authorities.

Former child detention center staff speaks out: “This is Legalized Kidnapping”

Submitted by R Totale on Aug 20 2019 18:34

Recently, It’s Going Down was approached about publishing a testimony by a former Child Detention Center staff employee, Ramona Benitez. Their report details what they saw during several years inside one of the facilities operated by a non-profit currently running a child prison in Chicago: the Heartland Alliance. What follows is their story.

"17-17-17" - Reflections at the End of the Vaughn 17 Trial

Report from Dwayne "BIM" Staats of the Vaughn 17 who reflects on the end of the trial, lessons learned, and some of the biggest hurdles that needed to be overcome.

A Look Inside Solitary Confinement in Texas: The Legal Practice of Mental and Psychological Torture from the War on Terror to the War on Prisoners

Revolutionary prisoner Jason Renard Walker writes on the practice of solitary confinement. Content warning for discussion of self-harm and related subjects. All of Jason's writings can be found at his new site, Jason's Prison Journal.

Still in Solidarity from Solitary: Message From Inside Suwannee Correctional Institution

Incarcerated Fellow Worker Ezzial Williams speaks out from solitary confinement. Ezzial is serving 18 months Close Management for 'inciting a riot' in the weeks leading up to the August 21st 2018 nationwide prison strike. This article previously appeared in the Industrial Worker.