Tag: Alabama
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ALABAMA RE-OPENS OLDEST PRISON AS A COVID19 DEATH CAMP
April 7th 2020 In response to the COVID19 pandemic, the Alabama Department of Corrections is re-opening the solitary confinement wing of Draper Correctional Facility. At least 300 cots are being added to the dilapidated prison in order to house incarcerated people infected by the virus. This information was brought to us by an anonymous…
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Alabama Department of Corrections COVID19 Phone Zap
COVID19 has entered the Alabama prison system and it will continue to spread like wildfire unless immediate collective action is taken to release incarcerated people. There are no security measures strong enough to keep a pandemic out of prisons. In the context of global pandemic, we should understand the prison system as a massive disease…
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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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Hunger Strike Day 11: Support Kinetik Justice !
Our Comrade Kinetik Justice is still at Limestone Correctional Facility, one of the most repressive prisons in Alabama. Kinetik was sent to solitary confinement after drugs were planted in his cell, and has been on a hunger strike since October 29th 2019. He is currently housed in the infirmary at Limestone CF, (the same infirmary where…
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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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PHONE ZAP FOR COMRADE MALIK
Comrade Keith Malik Washington, long time collaborator with the Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons and the SF Bay View urgently needs our support! Comrade Malik is currently being held in solitary confinement after being attacked at USP Beaumont. Other prisoners had previously warned that he was in danger at Beaumont and it is clear that…
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BREAKING: DC Abolition Coalition Blockades U.S.Dept. of Justice Entrances in Protest of Prison Abuses
BREAKING: DC Abolition Coalition Blockades U.S.Dept. of Justice Entrances in Protest of Prison Abuses DONATE TO LEGAL AND MEDICAL FEES FOR THE 5 PEOPLE ARRESTED TODAY: Gofundme.com/DCLocksDownDOJ Date: October 1st, 2019 Location: U.S. Department of Justice UPDATE: 10:20pm EST: All 5 folks arrested have been released. Court Dates TBD. UPDATE 5:00pm EST: The last two…
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Tropical Storm Imelda Hits USP Beaumont
Tropical Storm Imelda Hits USP Beaumont! (The Truth and nothing Else!) By Keith ‘Malik’ Washington Fight Toxic Prisons—-Correspondent Sept. 23, 2019 As a Nationally known Prison Abolitionist and humyn rights activist, I am very passionate and dedicated to the causes and the people my comrades and I support. However, as a journalist I am duty-bound…
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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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Urgent Communications Zap: Support Alabama Hunger Striker
(Last Updated March 29th 2019) Kenneth S. Traywick is the 10th person this month to start a hunger strike in the Alabama Department of Corrections, in protest of unwarranted solitary confinement. Traywick was transferred to a solitary housing unit at Limestone C.F. with no disciplinary charge or infractions, and he needs our help to…
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