Prisons: tear them down

WW editorial: Why we say ‘Free them all!’WW editorial: Why we say ‘Free them all!’

WW editorial: Why we say ‘Free them all!’

There were 27 progressive demands made by a united front of Black, Latinx and anti-racist white incarcerated men who carried…

April 14, 2020
Locked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-JamalLocked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Locked up and locked down–a commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following slightly edited April 10 commentary by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is available at prisonradio.org/media/audio/mumia. For nearly a month…

April 13, 2020
Caravan targets City Hall and jail in Philly protestCaravan targets City Hall and jail in Philly protest

Caravan targets City Hall and jail in Philly protest

Traffic around Philadelphia City Hall came to a standstill for over an hour April 9 as hundreds of protesters, from…

April 13, 2020
Pa. prisoner tells WW: “We’re on death row lockdown”Pa. prisoner tells WW: “We’re on death row lockdown”

Pa. prisoner tells WW: “We’re on death row lockdown”

Workers World reporter Ted Kelly interviewed Bryant Arroyo, a lifer at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute Frackville in central Pennsylvania on…

April 9, 2020
Migrants in detention in Texas face COVID-19Migrants in detention in Texas face COVID-19

Migrants in detention in Texas face COVID-19

Houston, Texas Migrants being held in detention in Texas have been facing abhorrent sanitary conditions in the detention facilities long…

April 7, 2020
Prisoners resist execution by virusPrisoners resist execution by virus

Prisoners resist execution by virus

On a good day, most of the 5,000 prisons and jails in the U.S. are filthy hellholes. Medical care is…

April 7, 2020
Caravan protests demand ‘Decarcerate now!’Caravan protests demand ‘Decarcerate now!’

Caravan protests demand ‘Decarcerate now!’

A broad coalition of prison abolition activists took to Philadelphia’s streets in over 120 cars—most with just one occupant—to demand…

April 1, 2020
Georgia ICE detainees stage hunger strike over COVID-19Georgia ICE detainees stage hunger strike over COVID-19

Georgia ICE detainees stage hunger strike over COVID-19

In a March 26 press release Project South revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Stewart Detention Center…

March 31, 2020
Injustice prevails despite mass prisoner release in ClevelandInjustice prevails despite mass prisoner release in Cleveland

Injustice prevails despite mass prisoner release in Cleveland

Cleveland Since March 14 the Cuyahoga County jail, located in downtown Cleveland, has released hundreds of prisoners to reduce the…

March 26, 2020
Rikers prisoners strike: Free ‘em all, shut down prisons!Rikers prisoners strike: Free ‘em all, shut down prisons!

Rikers prisoners strike: Free ‘em all, shut down prisons!

While the history of captivity remains a stain on this society, those directly affected by these conditions point to things…

March 24, 2020