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Militant Journalism
‘Hunt’s Forgotten’ prisoners launch hunger strike at David Wade Correctional Center
Photo: The first full paragraph of a hand-written letter announcing the hunger strike at David Wade Correctional Center. To show…
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Militant Journalism
Sheriffs kill two in Racine, Wisconsin, county jail
Over the course of four days, two people have died while in the custody of the sheriff while being held…
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Analysis
Medical neglect kills prisoners in Washington state
Ignoring cancer symptoms in prisons works effectively as a death sentence for these inmates.
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Analysis
Supreme Court refuses to free prisoners convicted by Jim Crow-style juries
The Supreme Court ruling allows the mountain of jury verdicts produced under these Jim Crow laws to stand.
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Features
In memoriam: Romaine ‘Chip’ Fitzgerald lives on!
Feature image: Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald. Photo: Freedom4chip.org. Used with permission. After 51 long years persisting in the corrupt California prison…
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Analysis
Keep up the fight for Mumia: ‘No’ to COVID medical neglect!
World renowned political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has contracted COVID-19 in the unsanitary conditions of Pennsylvania’s prison system. People around the…
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Militant Journalism
Angola inmates on hunger strike against unlawful extension of solitary confinement
"The reason [for the strike is]...EVERYONE over here is between one month to six months past their initial disciplinary detention,"…
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Militant Journalism
Interview: Formerly incarcerated organizer on Feb. 6 St. Louis jail protest
On February 10, Liberation News interviewed Ronnie Amiyn, an organizer with EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) St. Louis about the organization,…
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Analysis
$3 billion to spare? Alabama’s governor spends on prisons
Alabama is making one of the largest public expenditures in the state’s history—on building new prisons. Governor Ivey should put…
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Features
Letter from an inmate: St Louis prisoners protest COVID violations, inhumane conditions
Early in the morning of February 6, inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center protested for seven hours over…
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