Solidarity rally with nationwide prison strike in Milwaukee
Where: 10th and state
What: rally, chanting, speeches, noise demonstration
When: 5:30PM Wednesday August 22nd
News
Statement from protesting inmates at Burnside Jail, Nova Scotia
This is a statement released to the press by prisoners who have launched a protest at Burnside jail in Nova Scotia, Canada.
“I’m For Disruption”: Interview With Prison Strike Organizer From Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
By Jared Ware of Shadowproof - Original Article
Comrade Malik Speaks: Retaliation & Repression in a South Texas Prison
"Any kind of act that's designed to delay or deprive you and me, right now, of getting full rights, that's the government that's responsible.
Pre-strike statement from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
Over the last several days, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak (JLS) has had numerous conversations. The JLS mailbox has been packed with correspondence from prisoners around the nation. As prisoners, it's clear we are all on the same page. So are the prisoncrats overseeing the prison-industrial slave complex.
Want to Stop Violence in Minnesota Prisons? Free Our People
On July 18, the first prison guard in Minnesota's history was killed, on top of recent violence in Oak Park Heights and Stillwater prisons. Yet all the DOC does is ask for more money on top of their 1.2 billion dollar budget. We need a new approach to change in Minnesota’s prisons. Stop putting money into a violent institution that is not correcting anyone. Free our people, and reinvest savings into reentry and rehabilitation.
Statement about IWOC member Mike Lucas
IWOC would like to send our sincere apologies for the behavior of IWOC member Michael Lucas (Facebook Myke Lukash). Last night, August 6th, he made remarks that gave people reason to fear for their safety.
As #August21 prison strike approaches, repression against organizers escalates
As organizers across the country step up preparations for the August 21st prison strike, prison officials and administrations will also be making plans for how to respond. Recent weeks have seen what appears to be a co-ordinated campaign of repression against prominent figures associated with the 2016 prison strike.
Milwaukee, WI: Anarchists Storm Bastille Day Festival in Solidarity with #PrisonStrike
Kicking off the week of support and outreach for the #August21 #PrisonStrike, anarchists in Milwaukee put on a show at the Bastille Day festival.
Censorship, staff negligence, and extreme heat at the Telford Unit, Texas
NOTE: This article was originally censored by the mailroom, on the grounds that the original version of the article mentioned Jason's affiliation with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party in the byline.
