This November, prisoners across 14 states in Brazil went on a six-day hunger strike against abusive and unsanitary conditions, inspired by the USA-wide prison strike on September 9th 2016. The action took place in the context of immense administrative corruption, and a complex situation involving “criminal entities” in the region.
Please note: Malik has requested sending this out to be published in the SF Bay View and any other anarchist publication.
An update from the movement to fight prison slavery in Texas.
An important update on the efforts to free Herman Bell, an elderly political prisoner who was recently assaulted by staff, and faces continued police pressure to deny him his freedom.
Jermaine Reynolds, a prisoner being held at the Upstate Correction Facility in Malone, NY, is currently suffering in solitary confinement with injuries to his kidneys, head and leg after being beaten up by his chow escort on Oct 7, 2017.
Reposted from the San Francisco Bay View:
Malcolm X said it best: If you ain’t willing to die for your freedom, then you need to remove the word from your vocabulary.
Via IDOC Watch, Bloomington ABC and It's Going Down:
Inmates at McCormick Correctional Facility in South Carolina, supported by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, are asking for outside supporters to help them in challenging unbearable conditions there.
