Free Alabama Movement Links Prison Slavery To Lack Of Access To Education, Rehabilitation
One of the groups leading the prison strike argues a lack of educational and rehabilitative opportunities is central to exploiting prison labor.
Prison Officials Block Mail And Visitation In Attempt To Stifle Prison Organizing
Prisoners on strike against slave labor speak out after authorities rejected mail and blocked members of the media from visiting with them.
Fiancé Of Michigan Prisoner Describes Brutal Response To Prison Strike
On September 9, most prisoners at Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility took part in the national prison strike against slave labor and refused to report for work. The prison responded by withholding their hot meals and eventually launched an assault against the prisoners for their peaceful protest. Administrators later withheld medical
Prison Strike Leader Transferred To ‘Bully Unit’ As Alabama Tries To Break Strike
One of the leading voices behind the national prison strike against slavery was transferred to Kilby Correctional Facility, known among Alabama prisoners to be a “bully unit,” where prisoners deemed disruptive are brutalized. Kinetik Justice-Amun, also known as Robert Earl Council, is a member of the Free Alabama Movement and was
Muslim Prisoner Calls 60-Day Punishment For Interview On Prison Strike ‘Excessive’
The rules and infractions board at the Ohio State Penitentiary punished Imam Siddique Abdullah Hasan with 60 days of phone and email restrictions after he did an interview with NPR. His punishment started on October 5, and it is partly stunning because one of his attorneys was initially informed he would only
Video Of Alabama Prisoner Is Rare Example Of Free Expression From Incarcerated Person
Wheeler’s testimony is a rare example of a prisoner’s stories and experiences shared without the monitoring or interference of prison administrators.
How Some Prisons Swiftly Moved To Undermine National Prison Strike
More details are finally being shared on what happened in the early days of a massive national prison strike that has now lasted for about a month.
Ohio Muslim Prisoner Threatened With Punishment For NPR Interview On Prison Strike
Ohio prisoner Imam Siddique Abdullah Hasan says he was recently threatened with disciplinary action by an investigator at the Ohio State Penitentiary for speaking on the National Public Radio program, “On Point,” about the September 9 national prison strike. Hasan, who is a Muslim spiritual leader on death row for his alleged
Bureau Of Prisons Renews Private Prison Contract In Georgia
The federal Bureau of Prisons is extending its two year contract for the D. Ray James Correctional Facility, a Geo Group-operated private prison.
Resistance Continues As Historic Prison Strike Enters Fourth Week
UPDATE: The prison strikes raging across the country are about more than just slave labor practices. Prisoners are also taking action against other abuses they face, such as the lack of adequate medical and mental healthcare. On Friday morning, Free Alabama Movement’s Kinetik Justice Amun posted a video to Twitter, which provides a