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 […]
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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 […]
Prisoners and Activists Stop New Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky
For Immediate Release June 13, 2019 Contact: Marianne Cufone, Green Justice, (813) 785-8386 Prisoners and Activists Stop New Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky [6/20/19: An updated version of this press release can be […]
Prisoners File Unique Environmental Lawsuit Against New Federal Facility on Strip Mine Site in Kentucky
Donate to support this grassroots legal challenge! Media Contact: FightToxicPrisons@gmail.com [Lawyers, prisoners and community activists available for comment.] Photos below by Jordan Mazurek. All images available for public use, courtesy of Campaign to Fight Toxic […]
FTP Converges in Pittsburgh June 8 – 11, 2018
2018 Fight Toxic Prisons Convergence in Pittsburgh June 8 – 11 Location: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 3900 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 DONATE TODAY TO HELP MAKE THE CONVERGENCE A SUCCESS! Schedule of weekend […]
Fight Toxic Prisons march blockades Bureau of Prisons
Report back from FTP Convergence Day of Action Over the weekend of June 11th an incredible array of folks gathered in Washington, DC for the Convergence to Fight Toxic Prisons and Support Eco-prisoners. After two […]
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 — […]
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