Prisons: tear them down

The legacy of Black August

The following excerpts are from a Black August tribute given by Workers World managing editor Monica Moorehead at an Aug.…

August 21, 2023

FBI frame-up overturned
Three of Newburgh 4 freed

In a partial victory, three members of the “Newburgh 4,” Black Muslims from Newburgh, New York, who were wrongfully framed by…

August 3, 2023

Ruchell Magee wins his freedom after 67 years in prison

Oakland, California Black August events this year will no doubt celebrate the release of Ruchell Magee, the longest- held political…

August 2, 2023

“They’re killing us in here!”

Houston Tona Southards Naranjo told a stunned crowd at a press conference  July 18 in Austin at the Texas state…

July 24, 2023

Cleveland: Another death in the county jail

The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition issued the following statement after the July 20 death of Nathan Myers in the Cuyahoga…

July 24, 2023

Reprieve for framed Lucasville Uprising defendant Keith Lamar

Keith Lamar is one of five prisoners on Ohio’s death row who were framed on murder charges after the 1993…

July 20, 2023

Heat wave: Texas prison officials are murderers

Houston Prisoners are dying almost every day in Texas due to the extreme heat. They are dying in cells, dorms,…

July 19, 2023

Mutulu Shakur

By Akinyele Umoja This article was originally published in Black Agenda Report on July 12. Mutulu Shakur passed away [on…

July 17, 2023

West Virginia rally condemns jail deaths

Beckley, West Virginia Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15…

July 17, 2023

Stop Cop City goes to the people in petition push, opens federal lawsuit

Atlanta Hundreds of volunteers, operating in three shifts daily, can be found all across Atlanta collecting signatures of residents to…

July 12, 2023