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About Bruce Reilly

Bruce Reilly is the Deputy Director of Voice of the Ex-Offender in New Orleans, LA. He is a graduate of Tulane Law School and author of NewJack's Guide to the Big House. Much of his writing can be found on www.Unprison.org.

Gov. Cuomo: Prisons are NOT jobs!

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a groundbreaking remark that Prisons are Not Jobs.  Read more, as he attempts to reconcile the issue of the upstate NY economy being fueled by prison guards.  See also the campaign “Milk Not Jails” … Continue reading

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January 28th DC Mobilization for Political Prisoners

(In Memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) THE SHAME AND AGONY OF AMERICA’S DISAPPEARED This very important mobilization for justice will begin with jumu’ah (the Muslim Friday prayer service) shortly after 12 noon, at the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian … Continue reading

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Solidarity With Lucasville Uprising Hunger Strikers!

Dear family, friends and supporters of the Lucasville uprising prisoners, > > I am not aware of all of the factors that went into their decisions, but I > have been informed that rather than waiting as previously planned, Saddique … Continue reading

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Formerly Incarcerated Man Tries to Reach Back and Help…

A special guest posting from writer and activist Jorge Antonio Renaud, in Austin, TX: “Why should we let you in?” I’m at a Sonic Drive-In, speaking with a woman charged with educational/recreational programming for the Del Valle Correctional Complex, a … Continue reading

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Will Virginia Restore Voting Rights to 300,000 People?

Check this out from the Washington Post. It appears that the GOP Governor Robert McDonnell is not so concerned about a formerly incarcerated voting bloc that will throw him by the wayside. He is granting most all individual restoration applications … Continue reading

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Obama Weighs In on Michael Vick

          One way for a formerly incarcerated Black man in America to be dinner table talk at the White House is to be in the running for NFL MVP.  Most Black men who are released from … Continue reading

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Ohio Prisoners to Begin Hunger Strike!

  Siddique Abdullah Hasan, Bomani Shakur (Keith LaMar), Jason Robb and Namir Mateen (James Were) will start a hunger strike on Monday Jan. 3 to protest their 23-hour a day lock down for nearly 18 years.  These four death-sentenced prisoners … Continue reading

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God Speaketh: “Thou Shalt Legalize It!”

The 700 Club, a Christian talk show program hosted by staunch conservative Pat Robertson, is not the place you’d expect to find sympathy for the marijuana-legalization movement. But that’s exactly what happened this week when Robertson started talking about the … Continue reading

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Community Coalition Enters Georgia Prison!

Our friends at Black Agenda Report are the first to break the amazing story of community members meeting with Georgia’s Corrections officials and being given access to the Inside of a prison. As one Unprison activist clearly states: “We understand … Continue reading

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Sign the Petition of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoners

A Moment for Movement-Building: Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike Sign the Petition Now! On December 9, 2010, thousands of prisoners in at least six Georgia state prisons initiated the largest prisoner strike in U.S. history, uniting across racial … Continue reading

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