Prisons: tear them down

Health care in prisons is a crime

If you have the misfortune of being convicted of a crime, innocent or not, what’s it like behind bars if…

December 15, 2022

Can Brittney Griner’s release expose U.S. hypocrisy on prisons?

As the majority of the world knows by now, Brittney Griner, a star player with the Women’s National Basketball Association’s…

December 13, 2022

U.N. steps in with amicus brief in Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case

The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent filed an amicus brief Dec. 6 with Philadelphia…

December 13, 2022

An appeal to Brittney Griner and the WNBA

Dear Brittney, As a Houstonian, I’m relieved and happy you are finally home. Your spouse, Cherelle Griner, and the Women’s…

December 12, 2022

The torturous process of executions

During the 48 hours from the morning of Nov. 16 to the evening of Nov. 17, four men on death…

December 8, 2022

All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal Dec. 9

Political prisoner and author Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested 41 years ago on Dec. 9, 1981. He has been held captive…

December 5, 2022

Staughton Lynd: lifelong advocate for liberation

Longtime anti-racist and antiwar activist turned labor lawyer, Staughton Lynd died Nov. 17, five days before his 93rd birthday. Born…

December 2, 2022

Voices from behind the walls

The following are a small sample of the letters Workers World newspaper receives from brothers, sisters and siblings enslaved by…

November 30, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s greeting to National Day of Mourning

The following slightly edited statement from imprisoned political prisoner Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) was read by…

November 29, 2022

Poor medical care for incarcerated people leads to deaths 

Elisa Serna was only 24 when she died, due to medical neglect at a San Diego County jail in 2019.…

November 25, 2022