prisoners’ rights
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Analysis
Political prisoner movement wins victories for ‘Maroon’ Shoatz, David Gilbert
78-year old Russell “Maroon” Shoatz was freed from prison Oct. 26 on the basis of compassionate release. And on the…
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Militant Journalism
Four deaths at Suffolk County Jail: families demand answers
Three people died this summer while incarcerated at Suffolk County House of Correction. On September 17, 47-year-old Carl “Chuck” Rabouin…
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Militant Journalism
Activists demand Sarasota, Manatee jail prisoners should be safe from COVID
On September 9, activists protested outside Sarasota County Jail to demand proper medical care and health conditions in response to…
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Features
(PODCAST) Attica Rebellion 50th Anniversary: A Massacre that Changed American Politics
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the…
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Militant Journalism
Black August commemorated at San Quentin prison
Sixty participants on foot, bike, and in cars marched from the Larkspur Ferry Parking lot along Sir Francis Drake Blvd…
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Militant Journalism
Ayesha Johnson dies in custody at Boston’s Suffolk County Jail, family demands justice
Ayesha Johnson, a 35-year-old Black woman and mother died in custody on July 28 after she was found alone and…
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Militant Journalism
Illinois rallies to support women in prison
On July 30, more than two dozen activists from the Chicago area travelled by bus to the Logan Correctional Center…
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Militant Journalism
Breaking: David Wade prison guards violently retaliate against hunger strikers
Families report that brutal retaliation has escalated against hunger strikers
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Militant Journalism
Solidarity rally supports striking prisoners in Louisiana
Conditions inside David Wade Correctional Center are vile; inmates are regularly subjected to life-threatening levels of high heat and black…
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Analysis
Women prisoners in New Mexico suffer under inhumane conditions
Though well aware of significant problems, both Department of Corrections officials and the local press have long ignored the situation.
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