Another super interesting article from the US. All the more reason to organise! Source: http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/forget-hunger-strikes-what-prisons-fear-most-is-labor-strikes-20160607 Prisoners throughout Alabama and Texas reclaim their humanity—and power—by shutting down
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Source: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/06/04/another-trans-woman-sent-to-mens-prison-despite-government-promises/ Another transgender woman is in fear for her life inside a men’s prison – despite government assurances that safeguards would be put in place. The
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Manchester IWW and IWOC are organising a second meeting for folk interested in getting active to stop the proposed prison in Greater Manchester. Find all the
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On Thursday 26th May 2016, two IWOC members from the West Midlands attended a protest at the Holiday Inn in Sutton, where G4S was holding its
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Below is info on an event organised by IWOC about the new proposed Mega Prison for Greater Manchester: When: Tuesday, May 31 at 7:00 PM –
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This a brilliant article from the US about the role that IWOC has been playing in supporting prisoners across multiple states. Source: https://itsgoingdown.org/organizing-prisoner-class-interview-iwoc/ The Incarcerated Workers
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This article is from the US, however thousands of prisoners in England, Wales and Scotland are held in segregation. Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/what-does-solitary-confinement-do-to-your-mind/ When corrections officials talk about
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The expoitation of prison labour is escalating in the West Midlands… Source: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/04/15/huge-workshop-to-bring-400-jobs-for-oakwood-prisoners/ A workshop the size of a football pitch will create 400 jobs for
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Prisoners from across the United States have just released this call to action for a nationally coordinated prisoner workstoppage against prison slavery to take place on
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Source: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/7/9262649/prison-labor-wages Tens of thousands of Americans are paid far below the minimum wage, sometimes less than a dollar for an hour’s work — and it’s
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