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Four Imprisoned Rhode Islanders Punished With Solitary Confinement at the ACI for Possession of Legally-Protected Union Literature
The RI DOC has held four men for over ten days in solitary confinement for allegedly possessing union literature. All four are being denied access to legal documents, rehabilitative and therapeutic programs, adequate medical care, and contact with their families and supporters is limited to a single ten-minute phone call each day.
Abusive Conditions at MDC Brooklyn Are Nothing New
Earlier this month, the city of New York and the world watched detainees at MDC Brooklyn freeze in their cells during the most recent polar vortex. People were in awe that this high-tec, modern-day dungeon - with both the Statue of Liberty and Wall Street in view as testaments to hypocri$y - would be so crass, so brutal, so inhumane.
CDCR Is Orchestrating “Gladiator Fights” Inside Central Valley Prisons
Recently leaked videos taken February 14th and 15th show fights between prisoners breaking out in a yard at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, CA. After firing tear gas at the fighting prisoners, the video shows COs encircling the prisoners, but not providing aid or intervening.
New Website Launches, Documenting a Decade of Prisoner Protests
Clarification: Perilous Chronicle is independent from IWOC, though our projects are complementary and adjacent to one another. IWOC endorses Perilous Chronicle and encourages this tracking project that brings visibility to prisoner protests.New Website Launches, Documenting a Decade of Prisoner Protests
End prison slavery in Texas now – Part 3: Knockin’ doors down
“The prison industrial complex has created a kind of ‘third-world colony’ right here in the United States. Prison systems outsource prisoners for slave labor to major corporations for pennies per day. Prisoners perform data entry and work auto industry jobs that used to belong to free-world workers.
Corcoran Hungerstrikers Win Two Demands: Strike Suspended as Negotiations Continue
CORCORAN HUNGERSTRIKE UPDATE:
As Legislature Investigates Prison Violence, Guard Maces Prisoner Having a Seizure
Grey suit protection: Ellis Unit guards admit assaulting prisoners, but aren't held accountable
Grey suit protection: Ellis Unit guards admit assaulting prisoners, but aren't held accountable
By Jason Renard Walker
On the Anniversary of #OperationPUSH, Support Prison Strikers Facing Repression
Last year today, over 160 groups signed on in support of #OperationPUSH demands, adding their voice to Florida prisoners demanding dignity, justice and a recognition of their continued humanity despite convictions.
