Making Prisons Work: The Rising Tide of Prison Labour in the UK
In the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper, the then Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, set out what she intends to change about the criminal
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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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Prisoner 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
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IWOC join forces to challenge G4S
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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Women and Trans* Week of Action Against the Prison Industrial Complex
IWOC will be doing a workshop at this upcoming gathering. It would be great to see IWW branches organise locally as part of the week too.
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America’s Lap Dog: Britain Slavishly Copies American Penal Policy
Below is an article written by IWW member John Bowden, printed in the Incarcerated Workers Newsletter, Summer 2015. A recent government announcement that it is considering
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