‘Swaleside is burning!’ Masked prisoners riot on wing for 6 hours
(reposted from Fire on the Horizon) Last Thursday (23rd Dec) another riot broke out on prison island, this time it exploded at HMP Swaleside, as 60
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Major riot at Winson Green prison! Worst disorder since Strangeways!
(reposted from Fire on the Horizon) Last night a full scale riot escalated at HMP Birmingham, better known locally as Winson Green, continuing for 12 hours
Continue ReadingA prisoner dies by suicide every three days in England and Wales – new figures
Source: http://news.sky.com/story/suicides-in-prisons-reach-epidemic-proportions-10675422 There are new calls for prison reform as a report claims the number of suicides has reached an all-time high. A prisoner takes their
Continue ReadingGovernment accused of presiding over a ‘bloodbath’ as prison suicides and assaults soar
Disturbing article about the increasing prisoner suicide rate in the UK. Source: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/prisons/news/80261/government-accused-presiding-over-bloodbath-prison-suicides Suicides, assaults and incidents of self-harm in prisons all increased in the last
Continue ReadingPrisons: places of harm and dehabilitation
Important article highlighting current conditions in the British Prison System. Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/openjustice/prisons-places-of-harm-and-dehabilitation Dr David Scott 1 November 2016 Liz Truss promises penal reform but it places
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IWOC Event in London this November
Incarcerated Workers in the UK A joint event by Incarcerated Workers, London IWW and Radical Assembly South East London A talk by members of the Incarcerated
Continue ReadingSource: https://itsgoingdown.org/week-actions-solidarity-prison-strike-beyond/ So the week of action in solidarity with US struggles against prison slavery has just ended, and on a morning walk around Troopers Hill
Continue ReadingBristol: Vandalism of various prison workers property by Eco-anarchist vandals – FAI/IRF (UK)
Source: https://325.nostate.net/2016/09/13/bristol-vandalism-of-various-prison-workers-property-by-eco-anarchist-vandals-faiirf-uk/ This is dedicated to all the very young ones, youths with no direction yet, the kids that punch out at everything. Those that hate
Continue ReadingPrisoner Strikes and Supporter Protests Sweep the Nation
ATMORE, AL – Over the weekend more than 50 protests erupted across the country and around the world in solidarity with the September 9th nation-wide prisoner
Continue ReadingNo Manchester Pride in Prisons!
On Saturday August 27th, Direct Action for Trans Health, Manchester No Prisons, and the IWW’s Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee took action to prevent the Greater Manchester
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