Prisons: tear them down

The legacy of George Jackson and Attica lives on

The following edited remarks were made on a Sept. 2, 2021, live broadcast, “50 Years of Resistance: Black August &…

August 16, 2024

Anatomy of America’s wasteful prison-industrial complex

Bryant Arroyo is a jailhouse lawyer, environmental activist and outspoken advocate for aging and elderly prisoners. He was a rank-and-file…

August 14, 2024

Correspondence: Compiling facts for prisons’ Grey Owls

Hi, my name is Anthony. I am currently incarcerated at SCI Forest, a Pennsylvania state prison. I am 59 years…

August 2, 2024

Bread, circuses and assassination attempts in the U.S.

Minutes after the murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin said to a passerby that "he was too big, too excited,…

July 29, 2024

Justice for Sonya Massey! Indict racist police!

The world is appalled at the bodycam footage released on July 22 of the police killing of Sonya Massey, a…

July 28, 2024

Demand health care treatment for Leonard Peltier now!

The following statement was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on July 16. 2024. Go to www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org.…

July 24, 2024

Long live the Newark rebellion!

Newark, New Jersey  The heroic 1967 rebellion of the Black community of Newark was remembered on July 12 with a…

July 17, 2024

Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks with student protesters on Palestine

The following is a report on video recordings between political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and five student activists from encampments for…

July 10, 2024

Supreme Court ruling criminalizes homelessness

Portland, Oregon The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 28 in a landmark case that local government ordinances with civil and…

July 8, 2024

Leonard Peltier: ‘I remain undestroyed’

The following statement is from political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, in response to the U.S. Parole Commission that denied him parole…

July 6, 2024