Prisons: tear them down

Abu-Jamal hearing: racism the elephant in the room

Philadelphia It has been just over 40 years since Mumia Abu-Jamal was subjected to a racist frame-up and unjustly sentenced…

October 28, 2022

Defend the right of prisoners to vote!

With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, there have been at least 20 cases of people arrested and…

October 26, 2022

‘Death row? Hell NO!’

It was a perfect weather day at the Texas Capitol in Austin Oct. 22, for hundreds who participated in one…

October 25, 2022

Jury drops most charges against Wendy Howard, She’s not free yet!

Oakland, California The Kern County, California, jury finally reached a verdict Oct. 21 in the trial of Wendy Howard, who…

October 24, 2022

Elder and racial abuse in Pennsylvania prisons

Abraham Cruz, an 81-year-old illiterate invalid imprisoned at State Correctional Institute Phoenix in Pennsylvania, was denied commutation on Aug. 3.…

October 21, 2022

All out for Mumia hearing Oct. 26

A hearing scheduled for Oct. 19 to determine whether Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal will get a new trial on…

October 19, 2022

Albert Woodfox memorialized, New Orleans-style

On a beautiful, sunny day in New Orleans, Albert Woodfox’s loving family, members of the International Committee to Free the…

October 17, 2022

Opponents of new Cuyahoga County jail win a round

Cleveland Since 2020 in the Midwest, at least 23 county jails have been built or designated for building on toxic…

October 12, 2022

Protest for freedom on Imam Jamil Al-Amin’s birthday

To mark the 79th birthday of falsely imprisoned Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, supporters rallied in…

October 11, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice — halfway to D.C.

Longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s “Walk to Justice” has marched 500 miles in four weeks, as of Indigenous Peoples Day…

October 10, 2022