prisoners’ rights
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Actions nationwide to save Troy Davis
Read reports from some of the many coordinated actions held Sept. 16 to save Troy Davis from the racist death…
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Stop the legal lynching of Troy Davis!
For the fourth time, the state of Georgia has set an execution date for Troy Davis, ordering that his death…
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Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg callously declared there was no hurricane evacuation plan for the nearly 12,000 people housed…
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U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
A “for-profit” prison developer and a county attorney bribed two Pennsylvania judges $2.9 million to help build and then push…
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Pelican Bay SHU prisoners plan to resume hunger strike Sept. 26
Pelican Bay State Prison leader Mutope Duguma announces resumption of hunger strike by Security Housing Unit prisoners.
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Activists to prison system: Grant hunger strikers’ demands
On Aug. 23, demonstrators in Sacramento held the CDCR accountable for granting demanded prisoners concessions won by the hunger strike.
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Say no to law enforcement brutality!
On Aug. 6 over 50 demonstrators converged at the Onondaga County “Justice” Center to protest law enforcement brutality.
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San Diego rally supports California prison hunger strike
Supporters of the Pelican Bay hunger strikers came out on July 30 to show solidarity in downtown San Diego.
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A letter from a Pelican Bay hunger striker
I remember feeling the pangs of hunger and wondering if our efforts were even being heard, and I would see…
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Prisoners’ hunger strike: Declaring a victory and ongoing struggle
Representatives of the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike leaders statement explaining why they accepted the CDCR’s offer and ended the hunger…
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