Prisons: tear them down

WW interviews Attica survivor Che Nieves − Part 3:  ‘50 years later, Attica hasn’t changed’

The following is part three of an edited interview with Che Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion…

August 20, 2021

WW interviews Attica survivor, Che Nieves – Part 1:
‘The Black Panthers, Five Percenters educated me on my oppression’

The following edited interview with Jorge “Che” Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and a founding member…

August 18, 2021

Disability rights and justice − for the people, against incarceration

The following was excerpted from a July 29 webinar held by the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World…

August 18, 2021

Protest demands ICE free all detainees

Philadelphia – Despite temperatures in the mid-90s, more than 50 community activists rallied here on Aug. 12 to demand Immigration…

August 17, 2021

‘Texas doesn’t give a damn about prisoners’ lives’

“I think it’s very stupid, even suicidal on their part, but at the same time, that’s how Texas prison industries…

August 16, 2021

Resistance continues vs. solitary and banning

Incarcerated people depend on their voices being heard outside the walls for their grievances against prison officials to be effective…

August 13, 2021

Caste: Oppression through the legal system

By Wesley Massey Wesley Massey is currently incarcerated in State Correctional Institute Pine Grove in Pennsylvania. As I sit here…

August 12, 2021

Incarcerated and disabled: Keeping the struggle alive ‘behind the wall’

The following was excerpted from a July 29 webinar held by the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World…

August 11, 2021

WW interviews Attica survivor, Che Nieves − Part 2: ‘I carried the legacy of struggle in prison’

The following edited interview with Che Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and a founding member of…

August 11, 2021

Protesting prison profiteers

Gathered outside the world headquarters of the Aramark corporation in Philadelphia Aug. 7, around 20 demonstrators denounced that company and…

August 9, 2021