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FINAL Prison Covid Newsletter (vol 2, no 5), April 2021

The Prison Covid-19 Information Project provides COVID-19 news and resources for prisoners and their families and loved ones on the outside. Their April newsletter will be their final edition. It is available here. A statement from the editor: “New COVID-19 infections in prisons have dropped in recent months, from their …

Act Now: Second Group of Detainees on Hunger Strike at the Laval Migrant Prison!

From Solidarity Across Borders. #FreeThemAll #StatusForAll #HungerStrikeLaval On Monday, March 1, 2021, a second group of detainees launched an indefinite hunger strike to demand their immediate release from the Laval Migrant Prison. At present, six detainees are refusing meals, despite pressure from the Canada Border Services Agency to desist. The …

Declaration of the Inmates on Hunger Strike at the Laval Detention Centre

From the Solidarity Across Borders. Seven inmates of the Laval migrant prison are continuing the hunger strike they began on March 1, 2021. The strikers have launched a declaration to announce their strike, denounce their situation and demand their release. Declaration of the Inmates of the Laval Detention Centre  We …

Prison Covid Newsletter (vol 2, no 4), March 2021

The Prison Covid-19 Information Project provides COVID-19 news and resources for prisoners and their families and loved ones on the outside. Their latest newsletter is here. They have also added a blog to their site, which is predominately updates from prisoners on the situation where they are held.

Prison Covid Newsletter (vol 2, no 3), Feb. 2021

The Prison Covid-19 Information Project provides COVID-19 news and resources for prisoners and their families and loved ones on the outside. Their latest newsletter is here. They have also added a blog to their site, which is predominately updates from prisoners on the situation where they are held.

Prison Covid Newsletter (vol 2, no 2), Jan. 2021

The Prison Covid-19 Information Project provides COVID-19 news and resources for prisoners and their families and loved ones on the outside. Their latest newsletter is here. They have also added a blog to their site, which is predominately updates from prisoners on the situation where they are held.

Orisanmi Burton on the Revolutionaries Organizing Inside Attica Before the Rebellion

From the “Prison Activism and the Organizing Tradition” panel at the Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference, Dec 5th, 2019. The panel also featured Dan Berger, Steven “Stevie” Wilson, Zoharah Simmons, Darren Mack, and Jessica Wilkerson. The full transcript from this and other sessions available at https://mumiconference.com/transcripts/ Orisanmi Burton: Free Leonard Peltier. …