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Category Archives: Commentary
So You Want to Be A Legislator? A Few Tips Involving Prisons
Those wanting to know more can go to http://www.PrisonersOfTheCensus.org and get the latest on this tactic in all 50 states.
From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights
On July 1st, 2011, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, CA went on indefinite hunger strike to protest conditions that have been characterized by the UN as “inhumane and degrading.” Over nearly three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Political Prisoners, Prison Conditions, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Human rights, Hunger strike, Mumia Abu Jamal, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Solitary confinement, United States, United States War Department
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Prison Town Economics 101: Pelican Bay (Crescent City, CA)
With prisoners in Pelican Bay willing to die rather than endure what is being done to them in the name of “the People of California”, we should pause to consider some basic math. The following example is a broad illustration … Continue reading
Dying for Human Rights: Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Tomorrow
What exactly is a hunger strike? It is when someone, or a group of people, will choose death over their current living conditions. But not an unknown pointless death; instead, they will commit a long, grueling, public death designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Prison Conditions
Tagged action, California, Crime and Justice, Georgia, Health, Human rights, Hunger strike, Klamath National Forest, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, SHU, solidarity, Special Handling Unit, United States, United States Supreme Court, Uprising
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What’s Going On In Detroit?
If for no other reason than the passionate remarks by Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-MI) at a House hearing on June 15th, an outsider can see that there is a strong will in Detroit that is rebuilding a city. Clarke was infuriated … Continue reading
War on the Drug War
The War on the Drug War must escalate, and it must be Total War. June 17th marks the 40th Anniversary since Nixon declared the War on American people known as the War on Drugs. It is the 39th anniversary since … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Drug Policy
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How I Expect California to NOT Release Prisoners… If We Let Them
By now, every activist is aware that the US Supreme Court “ordered California to reduce its prison population to 137.5%of design capacity within two years. Finding that the prison population would have to be reduced if capacity could not be … Continue reading
Buddy Cianci & Chris Linder: The Mayor Who Couldn’t be Ousted & The Mayor Who Is Barred From Serving
Around the nation, people know Providence as the city with the mayor who went to prison. Most don’t know about Pawnee, Oklahoma, where a former prisoner has been elected mayor. Twelve years ago, Chris Linder was involved in the rough and … Continue reading
Dear Momma
Dear Mom, Thank you for serving your time as the mother of an incarcerated child. Nearly 2 million moms today wondered if they would get a phone call from their baby locked away in a penitentiary, whether the phones would … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged education, Mothers day, penetentiary, phone, Prison, reentry, reintegration, visits
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A Life Worth Less Than Train Fare
A Life Worth Less Than Train Fare The Ongoing Struggle Against Police Violence By Mike King Another young, unarmed black man, Kenneth Harding, has been gunned down, shot numerous times in the back as he fled, his empty hands in … Continue reading →