Prisons: tear them down

Andrea Circle Bear and six centuries of genocide

Andrea Circle Bear, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation near Eagle Butte, S.D., was the 29th federal inmate to die…

May 14, 2020

U.S. global prison model: white supremacy on display

The United States has institutionalized white supremacist violence at home and abroad through its use of police and prisons. This…

May 13, 2020

At San Quentin: ‘No state execution by COVID-19!’

May 9 — It was no coincidence or geographical convenience that prisoners’ rights advocates organized a car caravan today to…

May 12, 2020

Political Prisoners Teach-In: Mumia, migrant rights and cages

These slightly edited remarks were made April 24 at the “U.S. Empire vs. Political Prisoners” teach-in webinar sponsored by Mobilization4Mumia…

May 12, 2020

Black prisoners win victory vs. racist officials

Through strength and perseverance, Eric McGill and Leonttay Pratt have won a meaningful victory against the racist officials at the…

May 11, 2020

Solidarity with Ohio prisoners

Over 200 people demonstrated outside the state prison in Marion, Ohio, May 2 to protest the conditions inside and demand…

May 8, 2020

Mumia Abu-Jamal: ‘On Prison Guards’

This slightly edited commentary from April 24 by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is available at prisonradio.org/media/audio/mumia. By Mumia Abu-Jamal I…

May 5, 2020

Louisiana prisons are ‘death concentration camps’ 

By Quess Moore This slightly edited talk is by Quess Moore speaking at the April 9 Workers World Party webinar.…

May 1, 2020

PA prisoners tortured for protesting racist policies

Eric McGill was locked up in Lebanon County Correctional Facility in Lebanon, Pa., on Jan. 19, 2019. For 15 months…

May 1, 2020

A Delaware prisoner’s plea for PPE

This letter is from a prisoner at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in New Castle County, Delaware.  Two prisoners have…

May 1, 2020