Prisons: tear them down

New legal filing in Mumia’s case

The following statement was issued Jan. 4 regarding new legal filings by attorneys for Mumia Abu-Jamal. By Johanna Fernández Campaign…

January 4, 2022

Give an incarcerated person a gift of Workers World!

“Inmates need Workers World papers. When you’re locked up, you need an intellectual light to shine through the darkness of…

December 30, 2021

‘We have to become emancipators’

These slightly edited remarks were made by recently freed political prisoner, Jalil Muntaqim, during a Dec. 9 webinar to mark…

December 21, 2021

In a Pennsylvania prison, a COVID-19 related death 

A 52-year-old man, Melvin James Anderson IV, died while incarcerated in the Chester County Correctional Complex and Youth Center in…

December 20, 2021

Justice for Fanta, freedom for Hasein and AJ!

Delaware County, Pennsylvania A march for Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl murdered by Sharon Hill police in Delaware County, Pennsylvania,…

December 15, 2021

For 40 years, activists globally continue to demand: Free Mumia Now!

Human rights and community activists in six countries held online and in-person events to mark the date 40 years ago,…

December 15, 2021

Activists ‘march’ to abolish Texas death penalty

By Workers World Houston bureau Houston, Texas Though virtual for a second year due to the pandemic, the 22nd Annual…

December 15, 2021

Keep Mumia’s voice alive

The following remarks were delivered by Jamal Jr. during a webinar Dec. 9 to mark the 40th anniversary of the…

December 13, 2021

Sabo’s donations

This commentary was produced by Prison Radio on the 40th anniversary of Abu-Jamal’s imprisonment. Question: What do you call a…

December 13, 2021

No compassion, no release in California prisons

Oakland, Calif. Dec. 5 — The California prison system continues to outdo itself in reckless and inhumane treatment of incarcerated…

December 10, 2021