What does it look like to be an environmentalist in prison?

What does it look like to be an environmentalist in prison? by Panagioti Tsolkas [UPDATED 5/10/16. Also, for more on prisons and the environment, check out “Incarceration, Justice and the Planet: How the Fight Against […]

Prisoner strike solidarity on May Day!

Prisoners in Texas are still on strike, prisoners in Alabama will be joining them on May 1st, food protests continue in Michigan, as well as hunger strikes in Louisiana. Holman Unit in Alabama continues to […]

Proposed Half-a-Billion Dollar Federal Prison Plan in East Kentucky Not a Done Deal

Comment Period on Environmental Review Forced Back Open by Concerns from Local Residents, Environmentalists and Prisoner Rights Advocates Whitesburg, KY — On Friday April 1st, 2016, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced that it was […]

Mass Incarceration Vs. Rural Appalachia

Mass Incarceration vs. Rural Appalachia by Panagioti Tsolkas / Earth Island Journal The United States Bureau of Prisons is trying to build a new, massive maximum-security prison in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky — […]

Second Round of Riots Erupt at Holman as Prisoners Issue Demands

From It’s Going Down A second riot took place at Holman Prison early on Monday morning, involving up to 70 inmates. Holman prison is located in Alabama, and last Friday a uprising erupted that saw […]

IWW’s in Texas Prisons Planning Work Stoppages for Early April

Monday April 4th 2016, Texas prisoners will begin a SERIES of Statewide Work Stoppages, Strikes, and Slowdowns to force the Texas Legislature to address much needed Reform to the Parole, Medical, Grievance, and, Legal System […]

Beyond Innocence: US Political Prisoners and the Fight Against Mass Incarceration

By Dan Berger (Image: Lauren Walker / Truthout) From Truthout President Obama’s recent statements about mass incarceration, together with his decision to commute the sentences of 46 people serving lengthy and life sentences in federal prison […]

Housing options for the convergence

So far, we have been able to secure free and cheap housing options for about 100 folks who would be traveling from out of town for the Convergence between June 10 – 13. If you […]