Prisons: tear them down

With COVID-19 a prison sentence = death sentence

Prisons are concentration camps for the poor -- disproportionately Black, Brown, Indigenous, migrant, disabled and, increasingly, elderly. Prisons are especially…

March 24, 2020
Anti-war hero Chelsea Manning released from prisonAnti-war hero Chelsea Manning released from prison

Anti-war hero Chelsea Manning released from prison

Chelsea Manning, a hero to antiwar activists, was finally released March 12 from prison after years of on-and-off incarceration for…

March 18, 2020
Demonstrators call for freedom for Mumia, slam state’s efforts to delay justiceDemonstrators call for freedom for Mumia, slam state’s efforts to delay justice

Demonstrators call for freedom for Mumia, slam state’s efforts to delay justice

Flanked by a large white “Bird of Freedom” wearing a “Free Mumia” sign, dozens of activists from Philadelphia and New…

March 4, 2020
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections refuses to distribute Workers World to prisonersPennsylvania Department of Corrections refuses to distribute Workers World to prisoners

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections refuses to distribute Workers World to prisoners

This article is based on a March 2 national press release. For the second time in less than three months,…

March 3, 2020
State makes last-ditch effort to deny Mumia justiceState makes last-ditch effort to deny Mumia justice

State makes last-ditch effort to deny Mumia justice

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a long and openly biased history when it comes to justice for political prisoner Mumia…

March 2, 2020
The anti-war presidential candidateThe anti-war presidential candidate

The anti-war presidential candidate

Eugene V. Debs ran for president in 1920 from a prison cell where he had been thrown because of his…

February 24, 2020
Anatomy of a hunger strike: A prisoner speaksAnatomy of a hunger strike: A prisoner speaks

Anatomy of a hunger strike: A prisoner speaks

By: Demetrius Grant/ Joe Piette, editor ‘I went on a hunger strike because of the unconstitutional, inhumane and repressive conditions.’…

February 11, 2020
Released at last:  Welcome home, Move 9 member Chuck Africa!Released at last:  Welcome home, Move 9 member Chuck Africa!

Released at last: Welcome home, Move 9 member Chuck Africa!

Philadelphia Imprisoned since he was only 18, Charles Sims Africa was finally released from Pennsylvania’s SCI Fayette on Feb. 7. …

February 10, 2020
Philadelphia/Rally to free Mumia highlights exonerations of unfairly convicted Black menPhiladelphia/Rally to free Mumia highlights exonerations of unfairly convicted Black men

Philadelphia/Rally to free Mumia highlights exonerations of unfairly convicted Black men

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s supporters rallied outside Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office on Jan. 31. That day he was expected to…

February 5, 2020
Delbert Africa:  Free!Delbert Africa:  Free!

Delbert Africa: Free!

This column was transcribed from an audio recording posted on prisonradio.org on Jan. 20. MOVE member, Delbert Africa, held in…

January 27, 2020