Prisons: tear them down

The state of Mumia

The following lightly edited commentary appeared on Prison Radio on May 12.   I don’t usually do this. This is…

May 19, 2021

MOVE ‘Day of Remembrance’ honors lives lost

Philadelphia On the 36th anniversary of the horrific bombing of the MOVE family house in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985,…

May 14, 2021

When just being yourself is a radical act

By Miley Fletcher For hundreds of years, racism, bigotry and discrimination have existed in society but especially within prison complexes.…

May 14, 2021

Caravans protest immigrant detention

Tacoma, Wash. Im/migrant-led caravans from the Pacific Northwest region came to protest the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Wash.,…

May 14, 2021

Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin

Atlanta Supporters of Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown) took the campaign to gain freedom for the…

May 12, 2021

<span class="streamer">Stop legal lynchings!</span><br />Remember George Stinney Jr.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled April 22 that juveniles — those under the age of 18 — are not exempt…

May 11, 2021

Unite to free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

Oakland, Calif. Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 67th birthday was commemorated with three well-attended actions in San Francisco and the East Bay from…

May 7, 2021

Unvaccinated prison staff are a danger

Workers World has received letter after letter from workers incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons expressing a common concern: “We are at…

May 6, 2021

At Pennsylvania governor’s home — Release Russell Maroon Shoatz! Now!

Mt. Wolf, Pa.   Activists converged on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s home in Mount Wolf, Pa., May 2 to demand…

May 6, 2021

Protest for incarcerated loved ones

Our incarcerated loved ones are being treated inhumanely, and their voices are not being heard. Over 4,700 people are locked…

May 5, 2021