Category Archives: Political Prisoners

2016: The year of voting rights, public defenders, sentencing reform, and Albert Woodfox

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

 The Epicenter of Race, Voting, and Mass Incarceration New Orleans has always been a national news story. Northern parts of America probably understood the Free People of Color, prior to the Civil War, as much as they could understand contemporary … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s “Mumia Gag Order” overlooks copyright protection

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

The Pennsylvania legislature unanimously passed a bill, the “Revictimization Relief Act,” in the wake of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s commencement speech delivered at Goddard College. The rationale for the bill is to suppress conduct that would cause “mental anguish” for victims of … Continue reading →

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Herman Wallace: “Get Me The F#@k Outta Here.”

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

Those are the timeless words reportedly uttered by Angola 3 member Herman Wallace, who was finally released from Angola State Penitentiary after over 40 years.  “Get me the f#@k outta here.”  Most of his time had been spent in solitary … Continue reading →

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Unprison 2011-2013 Index

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison.  Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below.  Some of these have appeared elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners: Feb. 20th

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

A proposal passed yesterday by the General Assembly of Occupy Oakland is to generate a national day of action that will call attention to prisons across America.  While presidential candidates take to their stumps, one might be unaware that America … Continue reading →

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My Teacher, Leonard Peltier

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

My first experience with government corruption was when the police and/or prosecutor in my own case gave information to a jailhouse snitch so he could testify against me.  They released the guy and he went on a crack mission, raped, … Continue reading →

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From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

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 →

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