Prisons: tear them down

In Pennsylvania prison, gender affirmation victory

In an email thanking the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP), the first person — identified in court documents as Mx.…

November 11, 2022

Cleveland jail deaths: ‘This persistent neglect is intolerable’

The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition issued the following statement Nov. 6 in response to three recent deaths in the jail,…

November 10, 2022

Parents of police victim want the cop indicted

Houston “Today is six months Jalen has been gone. We are still looking for answers. Time’s up; it’s time to…

November 9, 2022

When incarceration is housing policy–a WW commentary

In 1987, the notorious racist Frank Rizzo was trying to claw his way back into Philadelphia City Hall. He had…

November 1, 2022

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