Prisons: tear them down

Mumia Abu-Jamal: International pressure blocks ‘execution by neglect’Mumia Abu-Jamal: International pressure blocks ‘execution by neglect’

Mumia Abu-Jamal: International pressure blocks ‘execution by neglect’

April 19 — Worldwide pressure on Pennsylvania officials on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has halted the state’s efforts…

April 22, 2015
Prison profiteers drive detention of immigrantsPrison profiteers drive detention of immigrants

Prison profiteers drive detention of immigrants

The U.S. prison system is more and more becoming a profit center for big private corporations. The detention of undocumented…

April 22, 2015
Racist court denies justice for Michigan Civil Rights leaderRacist court denies justice for Michigan Civil Rights leader

Racist court denies justice for Michigan Civil Rights leader

St. Joseph, Mich. -- Another postconviction motions hearing took place on April 14 in St. Joseph, Mich., involving the conviction…

April 21, 2015
National Day of Action supports Mumia Abu-JamalNational Day of Action supports Mumia Abu-Jamal

National Day of Action supports Mumia Abu-Jamal

April 10 was a National Day of Action for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Protests were held around the country to support this…

April 14, 2015
A lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the copsA lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the cops

A lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the cops

New York -- Ramsey Orta, whose cellphone video of killer cop Daniel Pantaleo choking to death unarmed Eric Garner sparked…

April 14, 2015
Wadiya Jamal describes visit with MumiaWadiya Jamal describes visit with Mumia

Wadiya Jamal describes visit with Mumia

On April 9, Wadiya Jamal visited her spouse, Mumia Abu-Jamal, at SCI Mahanoy. Here are excerpts from her account of…

April 14, 2015
A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-JamalA message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following statement was issued by the International Action Center. To our sisters and brothers at the Peoples’ Summit: The…

April 9, 2015
Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!

Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!

The life of revolutionary, journalist and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is in danger. We answer: Who is Mumia? Why is his…

April 9, 2015
Ferguson U.S.A.Ferguson U.S.A.

Ferguson U.S.A.

Transcribed from March 5 audio column posted by prisonradio.org. With breathless news reports, the U.S. Deptartment of Justice’s Pattern and…

April 6, 2015
Why Mumia is a hero to young peopleWhy Mumia is a hero to young people

Why Mumia is a hero to young people

The following is a reprint of an April 16, 2008, commentary from the youth group Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST)…

April 6, 2015