Pennsylvania Prison Officials Censored Workers World Publication For May Day Coverage
The Pennsylvania DOC rejected multiple issues of Workers World because of passages advocating for labor strikes and solidarity among oppressed people.
Chicago Community Bond Fund Saves Poor, Working Class Residents From Horror Of Cook County Jail
The Chicago Community Bond Fund helps people get out of jail who can’t afford bail, using their stories to push to end cash bond in Illinois.
Radical Scholars And Prison Abolition: A Conversation With Dr. Anthony Monteiro
Dr. Anthony Monteiro discusses his work as a prison abolitionist, the influence that Du Bois and James Baldwin had on him, and answers the question “what does it mean to be human?”
Ohio Prisoner On Hunger Strike Against Punishment For Netflix Documentary Enters Infirmary
Ohio prisoner Siddique Abdullah Hasan entered the infirmary at the Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) on March 24, “presumably due to failing health,” nearly one month into his hunger strike against a 90-day phone and email restriction he received as punishment for appearing in the Netflix documentary series, “Captive.” One episode of the series
Following Vaughn Rebellion, Prisoners Issue List Of Demands For Reforms
Prisoners at Delaware’s James T. Vaughn Correctional Center wrote an open letter to the warden and department of corrections, which includes a list of 22 requests addressing various problems at the facility. The list expands upon demands made in February, when men in the housing unit, Building C, launched an uprising that lasted over
Culture Of Violence Intensifies In Colorado Youth Detention Facilities Despite Reforms
Young people incarcerated in Colorado are brutalized, isolated, and restrained in mechanical devices by staff. The youth are held in facilities where rehabilitation and treatment are not possible, according to a new report by the Child Safety Coalition. Despite reforms following a 2014 investigation, which concluded the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) illegally
Prisoner Demands Remain Ignored In Weeks After Vaughn Rebellion
It may serve short term political interests to hire more officers and increase security after Delaware prison uprising, but it won’t make anyone safer.
Writers, Activists Issue Statement Against Blacklisting In Solidarity With Journalist Rania Khalek
Noam Chomsky, Glenn Greenwald, and others sign statement of solidarity with journalist Rania Khalek and caution against political litmus tests on Syria.
Ohio Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Following Punishment For Appearing On Netflix Show, “Captive”
Jason Robb and Siddique Abdullah Hasan have lost phone and email privileges for 90 days following their appearance on the Netflix show, “Captive”
Ohio Prisoner May Face Punishment For Participating In Netflix Show, ‘Captive’
Ohio prison officials wrote a conduct report for Siddique Abdullah Hasan in connection to his appearance in an episode for the Netflix series, “Captive.” In the episode, he discussed the 1993 prison rebellion known as the Lucasville Uprising. The conduct report accuses Hasan of making an “unauthorized release of JPay videos” to