Prisons: tear them down

U.S. actions say ‘Free the Cuban 5’

Sept. 12 is the 16th anniversary of the day when police snatched five Cuban men from their beds. Three of…

September 11, 2014

Nashville, Tenn., youth rebel against mass incarceration

The scene could have been scripted by Hollywood, except this time the prison guards and cops were certainly not the…

September 9, 2014

Support Jamil Al-Amin

Preparations are underway for an evening of “Love and Resistance for Imam Jamil Al-Amin,” on Sept. 12 in New York…

September 5, 2014

Texas Governor’s REAL crimes

Houston -- For the 14 years that Rick Perry has been governor, he has committed crimes against the people of…

August 18, 2014

Stop execution of Rodney Reed

Bastrop, Texas -- After Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed’s family and supporters rallied and marched at the Bastrop County…

August 3, 2014

When children are ‘the enemy’

Printed from a July 13 audio column aired by Prison Radio at prisonradio.org. I’ve been watching for days now, as…

July 28, 2014

Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin!

Workers World Party, without hesitation or compromise, demands along with many others the long-overdue freedom for Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (formerly…

July 8, 2014

Prisons aren’t sexy, say protesters

San Francisco -- A coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer groups held a protest on the theme “Prison…

July 8, 2014

Free Palestinian prisoners!

Activists protested outside the Israeli Consulate in Philadelphia during rush hour on June 27, as an emergency response to the…

July 2, 2014

Remembering Juneteenth, police victims

A large crowd gathered June 19 on the central plaza of the downtown cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, to celebrate…

June 26, 2014