Prisons: tear them down

Rally demands: ‘Prison profiteers out of California!’

San Francisco March 7 — Streets and sidewalks around 111 Taylor Street, a semi-lockdown halfway house run by the for-profit…

March 10, 2021

Mumia has COVID-19 – the only treatment is his freedom!

Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March…

March 9, 2021

A message on Mumia’s health condition

Workers World received the following message from Dr. Ricardo Alvarez, who is serving as a medical consultant for Mumia Abu-Jamal.…

March 8, 2021

Mumia has COVID-19 – the only treatment is his freedom!

Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March…

March 4, 2021

Solitary confinement abuse sparks hunger strike in Louisiana’s Angola Prison

Angola State Prison was the 18,000-acre Angola Plantation before the Civil War, named after the African country from which many…

March 3, 2021

Buffalo demands mental health help, not death-by-cop

Buffalo, N.Y. — Activists demonstrated here Feb. 28 in solidarity with the family of Daniel Prude and the people of…

March 3, 2021

Protest demands freedom for Mumia, suffering COVID symptoms

Political prisoner and Black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, including difficulty breathing, Feb 26. Hearing this news, his…

March 1, 2021

Mental health effects of COVID lockdown in prison: Interview from inside SCI Albion

This telephone interview with Demitrius Grant, imprisoned at SCI Albion near Erie, Pa., was conducted by Joe Piette for Workers…

February 26, 2021

FREEDOM HAS NEVER BEEN SO CLOSE

Join us Saturday, March 6, from 2-4 p.m. EST, for a Global Virtual Street Meeting for Mumia Abu-Jamal: FREEDOM HAS…

February 23, 2021

COVID inside: Release prisoners! Lisa Strawn interview, part 2

The global pandemic has disproportionately impacted incarcerated people in the U.S. In California, during the early days of the pandemic,…

February 23, 2021