Prisons: tear them down

Death toll mounts at Fulton County Jail

Atlanta In the last five weeks, five inmates have died while being held at the massive Fulton County Jail in…

September 6, 2023

Cleveland: A message to the community – “No new jail!”

Cleveland The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland’s Labor Day parade Sept. 4,…

September 6, 2023

Protest hits profit gouging in Texas prisons: Roll back water prices now!

Houston Activists demonstrated here Aug. 19 against a corporation, Royal Pacific International, because during this summer of dangerous heat it…

August 23, 2023

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<br /><span class="streamer">Three of Newburgh 4 freed</span>

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