PROP ’72: the history of a UK prisoners' union
Submitted by R Totale on Sep 29 2019 18:53
A history of Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners, a group that organised a prison strike in the UK in 1972. This article is by London Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee, and was first published by Dog Section Press in their journal DOPE.
Still in Solidarity from Solitary: Message From Inside Suwannee Correctional Institution
Incarcerated Fellow Worker Ezzial Williams speaks out from solitary confinement. Ezzial is serving 18 months Close Management for 'inciting a riot' in the weeks leading up to the August 21st 2018 nationwide prison strike. This article previously appeared in the Industrial Worker.
1953: Uprising at the Norilisk Labour Camp
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 28 2019 19:37
Account of a mass strike by inmates at the Norilag Gulag against executions and enforced labour.
Letters from inside: The 2018 Prison Strike
The Rustbelt Abolition Radio collective present a few of the extraordinary report backs and analyses from inside the 2018 US prison strike — some written in the infinitely long and lonely hours of solitary confinement.
October Prison Strike Updates - Roundup and Next Steps
Submitted by R Totale on Oct 16 2018 18:33
Prison Strike Updates, week four
Submitted by R Totale on Sep 11 2018 20:59
New US Prison Strike Takes us to the Dark Heart of Capitalism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 3 2018 10:31
Prison labour is a billion-dollar industry, and the corporate beneficiaries of this slave labour include some of the largest corporations and most widely known brands. There are literally hundreds of corporations and firms that exploit prison labour.
The History of a One-sided Dialogue With Todd Ashker
Submitted by R Totale on Aug 29 2018 21:10
Historian Denis O'Hearn writes about his relationship with Todd Ashker, one of the leaders of the 2011-2013 hunger strike movement in California prisons. This article first appeared in Counterpunch.
The Short Corridor: How the Most Isolated Prisoners in America Took on the System, and Won
Submitted by R Totale on Aug 29 2018 20:55
An article from the LA Review of Books giving a history of the mass hunger strike movement that challenged solitary confinement in the California prison system.
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