Prisons: tear them down

No justice in this system – a WW commentaryNo justice in this system – a WW commentary

No justice in this system – a WW commentary

The criminal justice system? NO! Never say this phrase again because there is no justice in this system! We must…

September 8, 2022
Texas prison abolitionists confront the stateTexas prison abolitionists confront the state

Texas prison abolitionists confront the state

Abolitionists from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement traveled from Houston to Galveston on Aug. 26 to address the Texas…

September 6, 2022
Albert Woodfox: ‘a warrior who loved humanity’Albert Woodfox: ‘a warrior who loved humanity’

Albert Woodfox: ‘a warrior who loved humanity’

John “Bunchy '” Crear joined Peoples Party 2 in Houston in June 1971. He went to Oakland, California, with Charles…

August 31, 2022
Momentum builds to stop the new jail planMomentum builds to stop the new jail plan

Momentum builds to stop the new jail plan

Over 100 Greater Cleveland community members turned out Aug. 25 for a “Community meeting” held to purportedly hear from Cuyahoga…

August 30, 2022
Yvonne Swan Wanrow set precedent for self-defense casesYvonne Swan Wanrow set precedent for self-defense cases

Yvonne Swan Wanrow set precedent for self-defense cases

Record numbers of women and gender-oppressed people are being locked up.  Writing for the Guardian, Marianne Kaba estimated that between…

August 29, 2022
Sexual assaults by staff at Stewart Detention Center: Shut it DOWN!Sexual assaults by staff at Stewart Detention Center: Shut it DOWN!

Sexual assaults by staff at Stewart Detention Center: Shut it DOWN!

Lumpkin, Georgia On Saturday, Aug. 20, immigrant rights activists brought their outrage to the gates of the Stewart Detention Center,…

August 25, 2022
Recollections of Albert WoodfoxRecollections of Albert Woodfox

Recollections of Albert Woodfox

Parnell Herbert grew up with Albert Woodfox and later reconnected when Woodfox was in prison. Malik Rahim was a founder…

August 24, 2022
Bradford Gamble, liberated activist and prison whistleblowerBradford Gamble, liberated activist and prison whistleblower

Bradford Gamble, liberated activist and prison whistleblower

When Bradford Gamble died, he was surrounded by his family. The 65-year-old had been imprisoned for nearly a lifetime —…

August 23, 2022
Albert Woodfox, Angola Three warrior passesAlbert Woodfox, Angola Three warrior passes

Albert Woodfox, Angola Three warrior passes

August 9 Who has not heard of the Angola Three, three young Black prisoners who were falsely accused of killing…

August 22, 2022
Philadelphia: Ban of nicotine sabotages drug rehab, harms usersPhiladelphia: Ban of nicotine sabotages drug rehab, harms users

Philadelphia: Ban of nicotine sabotages drug rehab, harms users

What would you do, if you were an addict living with the constant agony of addiction? What would you do,…

August 19, 2022