Tag: IWOC

  • Hunger Strike Day 11: Support Kinetik Justice !

    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…

  • Prison Hunger Strike Supporters Gather Outside of Limestone Correctional Facility to Protest Abuse

    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…

  • Protest Camp at Gainesville Prison Gates

    Protest Camp at Gainesville Prison Gates

    Occupation Highlights Local Slave Contracts and National Prisoner Strike As of Saturday, September 1, members of Gainesville IWOC/IWW, Fight Toxic Prisons and Occupy ICE Tampa kicked off a full-time encampment in response to a call for an escalation of prisoner strike solidarity over the Labor Day weekend. Video produced by #OccupyPrisonsGNV supporter The site is…

  • Groups Across Florida Join Juneteenth Call to Action Against Prison Slavery

    Groups Across Florida Join Juneteenth Call to Action Against Prison Slavery

    Groups Across Florida Join Juneteenth Call to Action Against Prison Slavery Amidst Reports of Lockdowns, Strikes, Walkouts and Possible Resignation of FDOC’s Secretary Alachua County, FL – The Gainesville chapter of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) and the national Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons (FTP) have joined the call, initiated by prisoners in Florida…

  • Prisoner strike solidarity on May Day!

    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 be a place of strife and open conflict with the authorities. The fight against slavery, torture and confinement is raging…