Prisons: tear them down

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

Atlanta stands in solidarity with prisoners

About 60 people demonstrated in front of the Atlanta City Detention Center on Aug. 21 in solidarity with the nationwide…

August 24, 2018

Texas prisoners win

Houston — A tremendous victory after a long struggle has been won by activist prisoners at the Ramsey Unit Prison…

August 21, 2018

South Carolina prisoners demand: ‘End prison slavery’

This is an excerpt from an interview conducted after an April 15 rebellion at Lee Correctional Institution, a South Carolina…

August 20, 2018

Justice for Imam Hasan! Prisoner-workers have a right to strike

Imam Siddique Abdullah Hasan has been on death row in Ohio since 1993, when he was wrongly convicted of killing…

August 20, 2018