Prison Strike Timeline Poster
A poster promoting the 2018 national prison strike with some of the most significant prison rebellions from the past two years.
Resources
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Inside, Outside, All On the Same Side: Prison Strike Round Table
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Final Straw Podcast - Interview with Prison Strike Organizers Amani Sawari and Brooke
The Final Straw interviews two outside organizers, Amani Sawari and Brooke of IWOC about the upcoming national prisoner strike starting on August 21st and continuing through September 9th, 2018.
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Prison Strike 2018 - History and Endorsement from The Fire Inside Collective
An organizing tool for the upcoming 2018 prison strike, this zine includes a spirited endorsement, important background on the lead up to this strike and lessons shared by prisoner rebels to keep in mind with this new round of coordinated resistance.
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August 21 prison strike printable flyers
Preface written by MAPS (Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity). Press release written by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak.
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Cruel and Usual: A National Prisoner Survey of Prison Food and Health Care Quality
Based on a survey of 123 prisoners in 83 facilities in 21 states, the report, Cruel and Usual: A National Prisoner Survey of Prison Food and Health Care Quality, concludes:
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The Incarcerated Worker Volume 8 - February 2018
This 8th issue announces the formation of the first Incarcerated Workers Industrial Union 613 branch, IWW election results, several essays covering issues related to re-entry and other writings and artwork from incarcerated members.
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IWOC Technology Policy
The lines between the digital and the physical blur everyday. The way we communicate and organize is intimately bound up in the technology we use. The digital platforms we are on are shaping the way we work, learn, communicate and socialize. What and how we use technology is a critical component of revolutionary organizing.
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Shifting Carceral Landscapes: Decarceration and the Reconfiguration of White Supremacy
Article by Ben Turk and Firehawk for the first issue of Abolition Journal, written in the spring of 2016, about the bipartisan coalition to end mass incarceration and how their reforms reinscribe white supremacist logics and update control structures.
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How to Form an Inside IWOC Branch or Local
Incarcerated members can either form locals or branches. A local has less requirements and is a common first step.
