Prisons: tear them down

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality DayLynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

The following statement from the people’s lawyer and former political prisoner, Lynne Stewart, was read by Betty Davis, a longtime…

September 3, 2015
Protest demands release of Rev. PinkneyProtest demands release of Rev. Pinkney

Protest demands release of Rev. Pinkney

Grand Rapids, Mich. -- “It’s not one thing, it is everything,” says the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Berrien County, Mich.,…

September 1, 2015
Justice for Samuel Harrell!Justice for Samuel Harrell!

Justice for Samuel Harrell!

A “beat-up squad” of up to 20 prison guards killed Samuel Harrell on April 21 at Fishkill Correctional Facility in…

September 1, 2015
Jailhouse death still unexplainedJailhouse death still unexplained

Jailhouse death still unexplained

Ralkina Jones was found dead in a Cleveland Heights jail cell on July 26. Only 37 years old, this African-American…

August 26, 2015
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Unions organize online news media’s workers “Digital media is growing up, and it’s time our digital reporters received the same…

August 20, 2015
Former Black Panther killed in California prisonFormer Black Panther killed in California prison

Former Black Panther killed in California prison

Hugo Pinell, 71, a former comrade of George L. Jackson, was killed on Aug. 12 in California State Prison-Sacramento near…

August 19, 2015
Free Chelsea Manning!Free Chelsea Manning!

Free Chelsea Manning!

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the heroic WikiLeaks whistleblower and transgender activist currently jailed in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, is…

August 18, 2015
Mumia Abu-Jamal: Trump and politics of resentmentMumia Abu-Jamal: Trump and politics of resentment

Mumia Abu-Jamal: Trump and politics of resentment

When New York billionaire and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump launched into his anti-immigrant tirade against Mexicans crossing the border,…

August 13, 2015
‘Locked up, unheard’‘Locked up, unheard’

‘Locked up, unheard’

The New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement held a strong protest at Union Square on July 23. Led…

August 2, 2015
Appeal filed for Rev. PinkneyAppeal filed for Rev. Pinkney

Appeal filed for Rev. Pinkney

On July 6, a motion for bond pending appeal was filed in the case of Michigan political prisoner the Rev.…

July 23, 2015