Prisons: tear them down

Former U.S. political prisoner, Ramona Africa, discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, U.S. prisons and Donald Trump

Former U.S. political prisoner Ramona Africa is the Minister of Communication for the MOVE Organization and a Philadelphia-based organizer with…

March 26, 2017

Stop firing of legal aid prisoner

By Sehu Kessa Saa Tabansi Revolutionary greetings to all the workers worldwide! When does being a laborer and doing right…

March 22, 2017

‘No surrender, no retreat’

“We come here to honor them — to commemorate Black resistance both inside and outside the walls!” announced Dequi Kioni-Sadiki…

March 10, 2017

A visit with Bryant Arroyo, jailhouse environmentalist

Frackville, Pa. - Joe Piette of the International Action Center in Philadelphia and I, of the International Concerned Family and…

February 25, 2017

What’s a ‘jailhouse environmentalist’?

Taken from a Feb. 17, 2013, audio column on prisonradio.org Most of us have heard of jailhouse lawyers -- guys…

February 25, 2017

Philadelphia gathering confronts health and water crisis

A People’s Assembly to “Confront Toxic Water & Hep C Crisis Threatening Lives of Mumia Abu-Jamal, other Prisoners and our…

February 23, 2017

From a Michigan prison: An organizer speaks out

Gonzales was a participant in the September 2016 mass demonstration and protest by prisoners at Michigan’s Kinross Prison. He has…

February 18, 2017

Delaware: a haven for ruling class, racism

While the state of Delaware, where a prisoner rebellion has just been crushed in Smyrna, is not in the Deep…

February 7, 2017

Delaware prisoners cite abuse and Donald Trump as causes of rebellion

Smyrna, Delaware - The Vaughn “Correctional Center” in rural Smyrna, Del., made international news on Feb. 1 when prisoners set…

February 6, 2017

Chelsea Manning wins release

Over the strenuous objections of Pentagon chief Ash Carter, President Obama commuted the 35-year sentence of Chelsea Manning. She is…

January 25, 2017