Prisons: tear them down

Death, destitution and activism in SCI Frackville

Frackville, Pa. More than 60 men at Frackville State Correctional Institution here joined together to say goodbye to Cleveland Butler.…

November 30, 2019

Defend Malcolm Jenkins against Phila. Fraternal Order of Police

For decades the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has functioned like an organized racist mob, running rampant over oppressed…

November 27, 2019

Hundreds converge to demand end to “Death by Incarceration”

A sentence of life without parole condemns those who receive it to die in prison. Pennsylvania has more than 5,300…

November 2, 2019

‘Forgiveness and mercy’ — for whom?

The writer of the following letter is imprisoned in Massachusetts. As the month of October began, an extraordinary event was…

October 24, 2019

Hundreds pack State House to resist mass incarceration

Hundreds of families, friends and supporters of prisoners packed the Massachusetts State House Oct. 8 to support “An Act to…

October 15, 2019

Office hours with Professor Abu-Jamal

“If you haven't noticed,” Mumia said to me as he leaned over and flashed me his wry grin, “I'm a…

October 13, 2019

Inmates fight against dangerous health conditions in prisons

For weeks, prisoners at Pennsylvania's SCI Frackville have been protesting the deteriorating conditions that have led to an outbreak of…

October 11, 2019

Cleveland Protest hits county jail conditions, demands end to cash bail

The Coalition to Stop the Inhumanity at the Cuyahoga County Jail held a march and rally in downtown Cleveland on…

October 11, 2019

In response to latest Mumia appeal, Philly cops lash out at district attorney

In the face of mounting legal victories and an energized movement in the streets to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, the Philadelphia…

September 26, 2019

The fight to free Mumia enters historic new phase

For decades, the movement to release African-American political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on the front lines in the fight…

September 20, 2019