Prisons: tear them down

The death penalty protested in Texas for the 21st year

Houston The incredible depth and breadth of capital punishment was brought out very clearly on Oct. 10, as the 21st…

October 19, 2020

Oregon prisoners resist denial of Covid-19 protocol

Portland, Ore. On four successive days in late September, four prisoners in Oregon state prisons died of Covid-19. On Oct.…

October 19, 2020

Mumia Abu-Jamal Way

In a campaign which began in early summer, activists are working with residents of Council District 5 in Philadelphia to…

October 12, 2020

Free Kao Saelee now!

“What is the point of sending somebody back to a country where they don’t have no family?” asks Kao Saelee.…

October 12, 2020

Amid claims of racism, another federal execution set

The federal government has just set its eighth execution for 2020. U.S. Attorney General William Barr directed the Federal Bureau…

October 9, 2020

Janetta Johnson: Fierce advocate for Black trans people in prisons

By Janetta Louise Johnson The following is an edited version of a talk given by Janetta Louise Johnson during the…

October 9, 2020

Troy Davis ¡Presente!

Oct. 9 marks what would have been Troy Anthony Davis’ 52nd birthday. He was legally lynched by the state of…

October 8, 2020

Philly protesters demand ‘Stop racist police murders!’

Hundreds of activists gathered at the “Rocky Steps” in Philadelphia on Oct. 3 to hear speakers from Black Lives Matter…

October 7, 2020

On Jamil Al-Amin’s birthday, Atlanta calls for his release

Atlanta Oct. 4 – Supporters of a new trial for Imam Jamil Al-Amin (the former H. Rap Brown) gathered in…

October 7, 2020

Challenging incarceration of women, gender non-conforming, and trans people

The following are slightly edited opening remarks given during the Sept. 24 webinar Women & Gender Oppressed Prisoners, Survival &…

October 7, 2020