Tag: Unheard Voices
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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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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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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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Kinetic Justice Faces Repression Following Riots in ADOC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- December 16th, 2018 Press Contacts- Mei Azaad – (206) 409-5390 fighttoxicprisons@gmail.com Nikki Davenport (256) 221-7658 Nikkid2583@gmail.com Alabama Department of Corrections has once again acted in retaliation against Robert Earl Council. This is not the first time that he has been targeted. Robert Earl Council, one of the founders of the Free Alabama Movement…
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Prisoners Call for Investigation into Alabama DOC Following Lethal Unrest at Holman
UPDATE 12/13/18: Additional incidents of violence occurred at Holman Correctional Facility on December 8 and 11 [reported to FTP directly by prisoners], further indicating the concept of a “Holman Project,” as explained below. According to a contact inside, the December 11 incident included “Correctional officers beating confined citizens and destroying personal property.” The following statement…
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