Prisons: tear them down

A message to my supporters

This slightly edited April 24 commentary by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to his supporters on his 66th birthday is available…

April 27, 2020

Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters respond quickly to prison hoax

When a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson callously claimed that Mumia Abu-Jamal was being hospitalized with COVID-19 at 5 p.m.…

April 22, 2020

Texas statewide protests demand: ‘Shut down ICE detention centers!’

Across the state of Texas on April 19, social distancing protests in the form of car caravans circled detention centers…

April 22, 2020

N.J. car caravan raises demand #FreeThemAll, exposes detention center conditions

Elizabeth, N.J.  Resistance continues, even in the lockdown conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite essential social distancing guidelines, social justice…

April 22, 2020

‘The real criminals are not in prison’

The following excerpted remarks were made by Gloria Rubac, a longtime Texas anti-death penalty activist, on an April 9 Workers…

April 21, 2020

Philadelphia failure to empty jails causes COVID-19 death 

The first COVID-19 death in Philadelphia jails occurred on April 14. She was Yvonne Harris, a 48-year-old woman incarcerated at…

April 17, 2020

Tear Down the Walls

Houston This article is based on remarks given by Crissman during a Workers World Party webinar on April 9: “Free…

April 17, 2020

Food Not Bombs Solidarity vs. COVID-19

“Mutual aid” had become a buzzword on many lips when people began to realize, despite the steady stream of government…

April 17, 2020

With some prisoners released, Atlanta activists protest to ‘Free Them All!’  

Georgia activist groups Women on the Rise and Southerners on New Ground (SONG) hosted a car caravan protest outside the…

April 16, 2020

Activists support Portland prison rebellion

By Anika Kear Portland, Ore. Honking horns, waving fists and flashing protest signs, activists drove to Portland’s Columbia River Correctional…

April 16, 2020