HMP GARTH ‘RAID’ OCTOBER 2024
The Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) is shocked to hear of a violent raid on the prisoners at HMP Garth by the National Search Team (NST,
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For a Campaign Against Prison Slavery
Slave labour. That’s what the imprisoned call the forced work we’re compelled to perform whilst locked up. Imagine the situation where conditions are so bad and
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Inside Britain’s Close Supervision Centres: Info Night in Bristol
What: Bristol ABC and the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee are hosting ex-prisoner, Kyle Major, to speak at an event in September in Bristol. It is about
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Support the Lewes 5
About: Five defendants are due to stand trial at Hove crown court on charges of prison mutiny, criminal damage (£239,259.91) and violent disorder in relation to
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Hassan Khan’s story
15 years ago Hassan Khan (Prisoner Number: A1187AK) was convicted of robbery and got a “two strikes” sentence – a mandatory life sentence for people convicted
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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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Liz Truss rejects calls to cut sentences to reduce prison population
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/13/liz-truss-rejects-calls-to-cut-sentences-to-reduce-prison-population Justice secretary calls for early intervention and community penalties as some crimes see 140% increase in custodial sentences The justice secretary, Liz Truss, is
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Prisons: 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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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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Stop the New Prisons: Not in Manchester, Not Anywhere!
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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