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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IWW support prisoner resistance at Holman, Alabama – call for action
Inspiring article written by international group, Critical Resistance, as well as a call for action from the IWW. Source: http://sfbayview.com/2016/03/%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BFcritical-resistance-and-iww-support-prisoner-resistance-at-holman-call-for-action/ Tear down cages by Critical Resistance
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Gove: I can reform prisons without cutting inmate numbers
Another article highlighting how the British Government have no intention of reducing the number of people in prison & will continue their assault on the working
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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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Remembering Sarah Reed
An sad but important article about Sarah Reed, the young black woman whose assault at the hands of a Metropolitan police officer made headlines two years
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Class Consciousness and the Science of Unity for Modern Day Self Determinationist Struggle
This article is from the IWOC Winter 2016 Newsletter in the US, written by Anthony Gay. It’s a lot easier to describe a goal, with plans
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Prison suicide rates at an “alarming level”
The number of inmates taking their own lives behind bars remains at an alarmingly high level according to a new report by the Howard League for
Continue ReadingPrisoner stages rooftop protest at HMP Pentonville
Source: http://www.camdennewjournal.com/prisonview POLICE negotiators were scrambled to Pentonville prison today (Wednesday) after an inmate climbed on to a roof and began screaming complaints about conditions inside
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