Prison
“We’re Not All Here”: Why We Must Fight To Free Political Prisoners in 2022
As we enter 2022, many activists from BLM and other movements face years in prison. We must build a movement to demand their freedom, both to protect those specific people and to defend against state attacks on our movements in general.
Ezra Brain
January 2, 2022
The Demands of the Attica Uprising
The Attica Prison Uprising began on September 9, 1971 and put forward demands that are still relevant today.
Attica Prison Liberation Faction
September 9, 2021
Mumia Abu-Jamal Shackled to Hospital Bed after Heart Surgery
Mumia Abu-Jamal, a political prisoner and former Black Panther member who has been imprisoned for almost four decades, underwent successful heart surgery after being diagnosed with Covid-19 and congestive heart failure last month. Political prisoners like Mumia highlight the rotten nature of the racist, capitalist state and should be released immediately.
Maryam Alaniz
April 22, 2021
Cops Shoot and Kill Imprisoned Man in Oklahoma County Jail
An Oklahoma jail was the scene of a brief uprising yesterday. Cops shot and killed a man protesting the inhumane conditions of his incarceration.
Michael Kriegsman
March 28, 2021
St. Louis Inmates Stage Uprising
Over 100 incarcerated people in a St. Louis jail rose up and fought back against the oppressive criminal justice system to protest unsafe conditions
B.C. Daurelle
February 8, 2021
No, Biden Hasn’t Ended the System of Corporate Profit From Prisons
Don't be fooled. Biden didn't end private prisons, nor did he end corporate profit from prisons.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 27, 2021
“My Third Christmas under Lock and Key”: A Letter by Rosa Luxemburg
Below is a beautiful letter written by revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg from her prison cell in Breslau prison around Christmas 1917. Rosa writes to Sophie Liebknecht, wife of fellow German revolutionary Karl Liebknecht, and discusses her love for life despite spending her third Christmas imprisoned.
Rosa Luxemburg
December 24, 2020
California Parolees Win Right to Vote
Californians overwhelmingly voted to restore voting rights to citizens on parole, but the California prison system is still incredibly unjust.
B.C. Daurelle
November 6, 2020
The Spirit of the Attica Rebellion Lives On
49 years have passed since the Attica uprising. Informed and inspired by the revolutionary spirit of the Black power movement those incarcerated at the Attica facility seized the prison with clear political demands. Though the movement was violently suppressed, it continues to inspire anti-racist and abolitionist movements today.
Carmin Maffea
September 9, 2020
George Jackson: Black August Revolutionary
George Jackson was a Black man serving a one year to life sentence over a petty crime. During his time in prison, he began reading Marxist texts and became a radical communist prison organizer.
Kimberly Ann
August 21, 2020