Prisons: tear them down

Santa Rita prisoners conduct hunger strikeSanta Rita prisoners conduct hunger strike

Santa Rita prisoners conduct hunger strike

Oakland In what has been a continuing struggle by Alameda county prisoners for decent food and sanitary conditions at Santa…

January 26, 2022
COVID-19 and the prison abolition movementCOVID-19 and the prison abolition movement

COVID-19 and the prison abolition movement

The current spike in COVID-19 infections among the incarcerated in prisons, jails and detention centers is not only alarming and…

January 25, 2022
Danbury federal prison overrun by COVID-19 infectionsDanbury federal prison overrun by COVID-19 infections

Danbury federal prison overrun by COVID-19 infections

With COVID-19 infections spiking in the outside general population, it is no wonder that it is running rampant in the…

January 18, 2022
Rikers prisoners strike against unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane conditionsRikers prisoners strike against unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane conditions

Rikers prisoners strike against unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane conditions

In a desperate move in the midst of a raging COVID-19 infection, 200 prisoners at Rikers Island, New York City’s…

January 17, 2022
Solitary confinement on death row — a death before dyingSolitary confinement on death row — a death before dying

Solitary confinement on death row — a death before dying

“It is inhumane, and by its design it is driving men insane. Solitary confinement makes the criminal justice system the…

January 14, 2022
Enslavement, prisons – and the voteEnslavement, prisons – and the vote

Enslavement, prisons – and the vote

Martin Luther King Day statement  Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party What does voting mean to an incarcerated person?…

January 13, 2022
Comentario: Necesitamos la abolición de las prisiones, no la reformaComentario: Necesitamos la abolición de las prisiones, no la reforma

Comentario: Necesitamos la abolición de las prisiones, no la reforma

Casi 2,3 millones de personas encarceladas cada día en prisiones, cárceles y centros de detención de Estados Unidos, se enfrentan…

January 12, 2022
Letters from incarcerated readers: ‘A glimpse into my struggle’Letters from incarcerated readers: ‘A glimpse into my struggle’

Letters from incarcerated readers: ‘A glimpse into my struggle’

Dear Workers World, I ran across an ad you all wrote about Russell Maroon Shoatz, and I became interested in…

January 12, 2022
40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial

40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial

Attorneys for imprisoned journalist and veteran Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a petition Jan. 4 for a Post-Conviction Relief Appeal…

January 11, 2022
We need prison abolition, not reformWe need prison abolition, not reform

We need prison abolition, not reform

Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face…

January 6, 2022