Tag: abuse
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Dirty Darrington Phone Zap!
PHONE ZAP! Darrington Unit is currently on an extended( 2 month long) lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There are currently 7 confirmed positive cases and approximately 300 incarcerated people on “medical restriction” (lockdown) or “medical isolation”(solitary confinement) at the unit. Darrington Unit is not doing enough for prisoners’ safety amidst Covid-19. They are not…
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Mississippi Goddam…
Mississippi prisoners are in rebellion against brutal, toxic conditions. Join the struggle. [Image shows garbage and roaches inside a pipe chase with a missing door at Parchman prison. Source: Mississippi State Department of Health] From Mother Jones: Mississippi prisons are in crisis. On Tuesday, a congressman called for a federal investigation after at least five…
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Kinetik Justice Hunger Strike Day 7
The Alabama Department of Corrections is once again targeting and retaliating against our comrade Robert Earl Council (AKA Kinetik Justice) for exposing the and corruption, extortion, and officer on inmate abuse at Limestone Correctional Facility. We ask that you take a moment out of your day to support one of the founders of the Free…
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Anti-Prison Protesters Face Jail Time for Holding the DOJ Accountable
Update: 12:00 EST: All charges have been dropped! Anti-Prison Protesters Face Jail Time for Holding the DOJ Accountable For media inquiries, please contact: Katie Nolan 410-960-4979 NOVEMBER 7, 2019 — Five people are in court today after arrests stemming from an October 1, 2019 protest outside of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), when dozens…
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Report Back: IWOC-NYC Delivers South Carolina Prisoner’s Demands to United Nations
A Report Back from IWOC-NYC: Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee- New York City. October 23rd, 2019. United Nations Headquarters, New York City. In the face of long standing and severe abuses, our incarcerated comrades in South Carolina wrote a letter asking for humanitarian intervention to the United Nations, and asked for outside support in delivering it.…
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Prison Hunger Strike Supporters Gather Outside of Limestone Correctional Facility to Protest Abuse
(Harvest, AL) – On June 22, 2019 organizers from local and national anti- prison groups joined with family and friends of incarcerated individuals outside Limestone Correctional Center during visitation hours, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The event began with a press conference and moved on to a peaceful demonstration outside of Limestone C.F. The…
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Welcome to Appalachia’s Gulag Archipelago
By Skyler Simmons / Earth First! Newswire Exile in the Mountains It is hard to imagine the hollers and hills of southern Appalachia ever being a place of punishment. With its lush coves filled with ginseng, ramps, towering oaks, and tulip poplars. Its abundant springs, creeks and rivers teaming with trout, crawdads, and hellbenders. The…
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