Prisons: tear them down

South Carolina prisoners: Society turns people into criminals

Jared Ware conducted this interview after an April 15 rebellion at Lee Correctional Institution, a South Carolina maximum security prison.…

September 22, 2018

Atlanta meeting says ‘Tear down prison walls!’

The multiorganization Atlanta Prison Strike Solidarity Committee gathered together some three dozen people on Sept. 9 in downtown Atlanta for…

September 18, 2018

In Baltimore, solidarity with National Prison Strike

Baltimore — A new short video premiered here on Sept. 12 in solidarity with the National Prison Strike. The video…

September 13, 2018

Jailers lock down striking prisoners

Thousands of prisoners across Pennsylvania have been confined to their cells since Aug. 29. That’s when the state’s Department of…

September 12, 2018

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