prisoners’ rights
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Report faults Onondaga County with Raul Pinet Jr.’s death
After a long struggle, the New York State Commission of Correction has released its report on the Aug. 2010 death…
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Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
Over a thousand Palestinian prisoners held by Israel started a hunger strike on April 17.
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Struggle in Bahrain continues
For over 70 days, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a leader in the people’s movement against the despotic Bahraini monarchy, has been on…
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SF prison solidarity forum draws a crowd
An April 6 prisoner rights forum in San Francisco was a well-timed expression of public support for the prisoners' struggle…
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Hana Shalabi ends hunger strike, other prisoners begin
On March 29, as this article was being prepared for publication, Hana Shalabi ended her hunger strike after 43 days.…
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Honduras prison fire exposes nature of system
On Feb. 14 in Honduras, 358 inmates were killed in a massive fire in overcrowded Comayagua prison,exposing the callous disregard…
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Florida set to execute prisoner despite questionable evidence
The State of Florida is set to execute Robert Waterhouse, a former plasterer and drywall worker, who has spent half…
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Jobs Not Jails coalition launched in Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 14,M approximately 100 workers, students and activists marched on Washington, D.C., to demand “Jobs Not Jails” and an…
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Phoenix march to oppose racism and Sheriff Joe Arpaio
On Jan. 13, a demonstration in Phoenix organized by Puente (Human Rights Movement) protested infamous Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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Antonio Guerrero art exhibit opens in Seattle
“From my altitude,” a traveling exhibit of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban heroes, opened at the…
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