Prisons: tear them down

MOVE ‘Day of Remembrance’ honors lives lostMOVE ‘Day of Remembrance’ honors lives lost

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 actWhen just being yourself is a radical act

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 detentionCaravans protest immigrant detention

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-AminFree Imam Jamil Al-Amin

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

<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!Unite to free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

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 dangerUnvaccinated prison staff are a danger

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

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 onesProtest for incarcerated loved ones

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
‘Indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken’: Albert Woodfox and Mumia Abu-Jamal‘Indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken’: Albert Woodfox and Mumia Abu-Jamal

‘Indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken’: Albert Woodfox and Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following exchange between political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, wrongly incarcerated since Dec. 9, 1981, and Albert Woodfox, of the Angola…

May 4, 2021