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On Dec. 6, 1865, Black bodies were nationalized – and our prison movement was born
A statement of strategy for 2018 from the Free Alabama Movement.
A Day in Hell – Enduring Texas' Criminal Injustice System
A Day in Hell – Enduring Texas' Criminal Injustice System
By Noah “Comrade Kado” Coffin
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Supports Industrial Workers of the World
The recent work by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) has caught the attention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), bringing their support to the effort to unionize incarcerated workers. At their recent convention in late May the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists voted to support the IWW in the struggle, growing the prisoner unionization movement that has, until now, been overlooked by trade unions. The CBTU brings with it support for the implementation of collective bargaining and a minimum wage for prisoners, which can be viewed as a step toward prison abolition in regards to near-slave labor which prisoners currently perform.
Exploited, Abused, Neglected - Mental Illness and Solitary Confinement in Texas Prisons
Imagine spending 23 hours each day alone in a 6x9 ft space. Crowd into it a toilet/sink combo, rusty iron set of bunk beds, and overhead lockers... layers of peeling paint in multiple colors, showing the years of neglect, black mould, roaches, rats, along with spiders and bugs I can't even identify – then you'll have some idea of what home looks like to many people here in Texas' Eastham Unit.
Featured Resources
Freedom First!
Freedom First, a new zine by Firehawk and Ben examining the role of prisoner resistance in prison abolition efforts.
The Fire Inside
From FireInside.noblogs.org
There is a fire seething in US prisons. September 9th of 2016 saw some of the largest prisoner rebellions in history. This August, prisoners are calling to fan the flames up again.
A Primer on the Nationwide Prisoners' Strike
A breakdown of how the prison strike started, its demands and other commonly questions are covered in this primer by the Marshall Project.
Prison Strike Posters
A whole slew of Prison Strike posters can be found at http://prisonstrikeposters.com/
