Dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex
IWOC WISE-RA were mentioned in this article written by the Empty Cages Collective. Check it out as a good introduction to the Prison System in the
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Justice for IPPs – Protest at HMP Risely
IPP families based in Preston, Lancashire, have organised a noise protest for IPP prisoners at HMP Risley on Saturday 8th July. It’s a really vital action,
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Successful Prisoner letter writing in Cymru
11th of June is a day of solidarity for all long-term anarchist prisoners. Originally organised as a way to support Jeff Luers, Marius Mason, and Eric
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Day of Action Against Maypole Photos
Yesterday members of the Industrial Workers of the World and other supporters held a National Day of Action against Maypole Ltd. Actions took place in
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Inside Time: Stop censoring our grass-roots prisoner union
Demand that the UK’s largest prisoner newspaper cease their censorship of IWOC, a grass-roots prisoner union for all incarcerated workers by signing this petition. Inside Time,
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May Day Against Maypole
Maypole Ltd is a company that uses prison labour to make trailer boards for stores like Blacks and Millets. Prisoners are paid between £6 – £25
Continue ReadingPrisoners kept in ‘squalid cells with glass missing from windows’
Prisoners were left exposed to the elements in “squalid” cells with windows missing glass, a highly critical report has revealed. A programme of window repairs was
Continue ReadingClaim of self-harm epidemic in Scottish prisons
Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15182297.Claim_of_self_harm_epidemic_in_Scottish_prisons/?ref=rss JUSTICE SECRETARY Michael Matheson has been warned of a “self-harm epidemic” in Scotland‘s prisons after incidents jumped 70 per cent in three years. Scottish
Continue ReadingUK has highest number of prisoners in European Union
Source: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2017/03/14/uk-has-highest-number-of-prisoners-in-european-union/ The UK has the highest prison population in the European Union, according to a major new study. There were a total of 95,629 people
Continue Reading‘Two fires a week’ at West Yorkshire prisons
Source: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/two-fires-a-week-at-west-yorkshire-prisons-1-8438172 Figures from the Ministry of Justice have revealed there were 129 fires in West Yorkshire prisons over the past year – the equivalent of
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