Prisons: tear them down

Press conference celebrates new legal opportunities for Mumia

An air of celebration energized the press conference held by supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on April 18. The…

April 20, 2019

Breaking news: Philly DA withdraws appeal in Mumia Abu-Jamal case

April 17 -- A major hurdle was cleared today for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to win a new trial and…

April 17, 2019

Trump threatens more repression

On April 5, during a presidential visit to the southern border in Calexico, Calif., President Donald Trump told migrants and…

April 16, 2019

PA prisoners say, “Enough is enough!”

Prisoners in Pennsylvania under the banner “Enough is enough” are circulating a petition challenging a number of arbitrary and punitive…

April 16, 2019

Philly judge challenges “liberal” DA over Mumia’s appeal rights

In December, prison abolitionists and supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal hailed Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker’s ruling…

April 9, 2019

Freed MOVE 9 revolutionaries wed

Mike and Debbie Africa, MOVE 9 members unjustly imprisoned in 1978, were finally released in 2018. The MOVE 9 were…

April 9, 2019

Pennsylvania inmates subjected to dangerous and demeaning treatment, sexual harassment

Prisoners and prison abolitionists in Pennsylvania have debunked bogus claims by Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Corrections Secretary John…

March 23, 2019

Pennsylvania prisoners punished after Dept. of Corrections embarrassed in Federal Court

Frackville, Pa. -- For the last six months, Pennsylvania state prison staff have been systematically opening and duplicating all legal…

March 15, 2019

Free Chelsea Manning!

No, this is no mistake by our editors -- repeating a headline used seven times in Workers World since this…

March 11, 2019

Cruel and unusual punishment: Executions temporarily halted in Ohio

Anti-death penalty activists have been fighting for decades in an uphill battle to end the barbaric and racist practice of…

March 6, 2019