Prisons: tear them down

International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

International tribunal of legal experts to judge U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

The following is lightly edited from a press release issued by the tribunal: In the Spirit of Mandela, an unprecedented…

October 18, 2021
Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners!Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners!

Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners!

During the era of colonial theft and conquest, North America became a proving ground for European imperialists. This was where…

October 13, 2021
‘Inhumane conditions’ – Ex-jail director faces jail‘Inhumane conditions’ – Ex-jail director faces jail

‘Inhumane conditions’ – Ex-jail director faces jail

Cleveland Former Cuyahoga County Jail Director Ken Mills was sentenced to nine months in prison Oct. 8, after a three-week…

October 13, 2021
78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

The 78th birthday of political prisoner Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as the Black militant activist, H. Rap Brown) was…

October 11, 2021
Attica: Class exploitation sparks prison rebellionAttica: Class exploitation sparks prison rebellion

Attica: Class exploitation sparks prison rebellion

These remarks were given Sept. 29 during a webinar,“Attica Prison Rebellion: Past to Present,” sponsored by the Dallas Chapter of…

October 6, 2021
Activists call for end to ‘death by incarceration’Activists call for end to ‘death by incarceration’

Activists call for end to ‘death by incarceration’

A movement of Pennsylvania activists are working to end the state’s policy of sentencing incarcerated people to life without the…

October 4, 2021
<span class="streamer">United Electrical Workers:</span><br /> First-ever national U.S. union supports defunding police<span class="streamer">United Electrical Workers:</span><br /> First-ever national U.S. union supports defunding police

<span class="streamer">United Electrical Workers:</span><br /> First-ever national U.S. union supports defunding police

— at the United Electrical Workers’ 77th convention Hundreds of workers from across the country attended the United Electrical Workers’…

September 29, 2021
Chuck Africa – Rest in power!Chuck Africa – Rest in power!

Chuck Africa – Rest in power!

After a four-year struggle with cancer, Charles “Chuck” Sims Africa of the MOVE 9 died on Sept. 20. Sims, 61,…

September 28, 2021
‘Tear Down the Walls! Free Them All!’‘Tear Down the Walls! Free Them All!’

‘Tear Down the Walls! Free Them All!’

The following are excerpts given at a Sept. 19 “Shut Down Fayette” rally in front of Eastern State Penitentiary in…

September 24, 2021
Changing racist name of prisons is ‘like putting lipstick on a pig’Changing racist name of prisons is ‘like putting lipstick on a pig’

Changing racist name of prisons is ‘like putting lipstick on a pig’

Outrage over the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd in May 2020 was immediate. This righteous anger took many forms,…

September 24, 2021