Prisons: tear them down

Food Not Bombs Solidarity vs. COVID-19Food Not Bombs Solidarity vs. COVID-19

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

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 rebellionActivists support Portland prison rebellion

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
France: George Ibrahim Abdallah must not die in prison!France: George Ibrahim Abdallah must not die in prison!

France: George Ibrahim Abdallah must not die in prison!

Workers World received this petition from the Pole for the Rebirth of Communism in France (PRCF) calling for the release…

April 15, 2020
Prisoners rebel during pandemicPrisoners rebel during pandemic

Prisoners rebel during pandemic

Prioritizing prisons, police and punitive responses to social issues is a public health crisis. These approaches are only aggravated by…

April 14, 2020
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