Prisons: tear them down

FIRE targets notorious Bristol County, Mass., sheriff

Dartmouth, Mass. — A crowd of 30 people gathered at the entrance to the Bristol County Jail here on Sept.…

September 10, 2018

Oakland rally: FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL

Oakland, Calif. — A rally to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal was held Aug. 28 at Oscar Grant Plaza in downtown Oakland,…

September 6, 2018

Prisoners continue to strike!

More “inside” actions in the National Prison Strike have been reported since the Aug. 28 roundup in Workers World. (tinyurl.com/y9ssw4sa)…

September 5, 2018

Worldwide support pours in for Mumia Abu-Jamal as DA continues to block new appeal

More than 100 activists assembled outside the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 30 to demand the immediate release…

September 4, 2018

At Texas construction site, grim discovery of prison/plantation slavery

Houston — Almost 100 graves have been uncovered in Sugar Land, Texas, a Houston suburb that was once a sugar…

August 29, 2018

Critical moment for Mumia Abu-Jamal!

It’s time to fill the streets in Philadelphia and pack the court on Aug. 30 for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia, a…

August 29, 2018

National prison strike enters week two

Prisoners across the country are striking in response to an April 15 prison-guard-incited riot at Lee Correctional Institution, a maximum-security…

August 28, 2018

Palestinians send solidarity to U.S. prison strike

The following statement was released by Palestinians of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who have been jailed…

August 28, 2018

‘We hear your demands’

A noise demo was called on Aug. 21 by the Industrial Workers of the World at Twin Towers Jail, located…

August 28, 2018

Rally remembers prisoners killed

Bishopville, S.C. — A rally was held Aug. 25 at the gates of Lee Correctional Facility, an infamous prison in…

August 28, 2018