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Judge skeptical of CDCr’s excuses for sleep deprivation in solitary confinement
Report on Jorge Rico hearing by Charlie Hinton The prisoner supporters who traveled to Sacramento for the sleep deprivation hearing on May 18 gather outside the courthouse. Attorney Kate Falkenstien,...
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Plausible deniability and sinister bigotry inside Texas prisons
by Keith ‘Malik’ Washington “The white cop in the ghetto is as ignorant as he is frightened, and his entire concept of police work is to cow the natives. He is not compelled to answer to these natives...
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Missouri prisoners protesting ad-seg restrictions in run-up to National...
by Jared Cole Greetings and solidarity, The prisoners of Missouri’s South Central Correctional Center’s ad-seg units have initiated a consolidated effort to protest and change the conditions found not...
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‘It is in the service of God to inflict wrath on the evil doer,’ says...
by Joshua Perkins Watching this Missouri Department of Corrections guard recruitment video after reading Joshua Perkins’ story will reveal the irony. I am writing to let you know the conditions us...
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Comrade Malik: I am nearly at my breaking point! Please intervene!
by Keith ‘Malik’ Washington Peace and blessings, Sisters and Brothers! Keith “Malik” Washington I woke up this morning and went to outside recreation. Before being escorted to rec, the officers came to...
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End prison slavery in Texas now – Part 3: Knockin’ doors down
by Keith ‘Malik’ Washington, Chief Spokesperson for the End Prison Slavery in Texas Movement “Collective Struggle” – Art: Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, 264847, Pendleton Correctional Facility, G-20-2C, 4490...
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California prisoners endangered by forced integration of snitch yards
by Urszula Wislanka Families United to Stop Merged Yards rally Dec. 14, 2018, at CDCr Headquarters, demanding that CDCr stop the merging of sensitive needs yards and general population in California...
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Liberate the Caged Voices
Minister King X stands firm, literally and figuratively, in his mission to free the elders, the political prisoners and organizers of the historic California Hunger Strikes. With his signature banner,...
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Liberate the Caged Voices: The rose began to grow from concrete
Minister King X, rooted in Artivism, takes a strong stand in promoting peace and unity amongst all cultures – but not without laying down a dope beat to draw in the youth. Watch “New Afrikan Scene 1”...
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Women in Texas prison decry abuse, banning of Bay View: ‘There’s no...
by Britney Gulley A few months ago, I exposed the corruption of this particular unit and others across Gatesville, Texas,* striving for justice, peace and respect to no avail. (See “I am fighting for...
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Sitawa: Exiting solitary confinement – and the games CDCr plays
by Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa It is very important that you all clearly understand the depth of human torture to which I was subjected for 30-plus years by CDCr and CCPOA.* The torture was directed at me...
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CDCr must effect genuine changes in its old policies, culture and practices
by Baridi and Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa Baridi X Williamson Sitawa hugs his sister, Marie Levin, a leading advocate during the struggle against solitary confinement, for the first time in 31 years. He was...
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Hunger strike set to begin May 25 in Old Folsom ASU/Ad-Seg
by Anthony Estrada via a family member East Gate of Folsom Prison, opened in 1880 – Photo: Stephen Worrell, Flickr The men at Old Folsom State Prison in the ASU and Ad-Seg will begin a hunger strike on...
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Old Folsom prisoners hunger strike for their 8th Amendment right – freedom...
by Ann Garrison KPFA Weekend News, broadcast May 27, 2017 https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/old-folsom-state-prisoners-go-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-cruel-and-unusual-punishment...
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Why so many suicides at Lane Murray Unit, a Texas women’s prison?
by Britney Gulley “We are a commodity!” Britney Gulley declares, explaining that Lane Murray Unit keeps its ad-seg, where women are held indefinitely in solitary confinement, full for no other reason...
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‘Security/welfare checks’: Call for 602s, 22s and artwork
by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition Committee to End Sleep Deprivation and California Families Against Solitary Confinement Family Unity Network Protesters brave a cold snap to rally outside...
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PTSD SC: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Solitary Confinement
by Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa and Baridi J. Williamson California Department of Corrections and rehabilitation (CDCr) had been locking classes of prisoners up in solitary confinement since the ‘60s as part...
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Rally, press conference and court solidarity to end sleep deprivation
by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity (PHSS) Bato Talamantez of California Prison Focus and the San Quentin Six speaks about CDCR experiments on the prisoner class: maximum security, solitary, sleep...
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Brutha Sitawa: CDCr and Soledad Prison retaliate with false reports to return...
by Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa, principal negotiator, Prisoner Human Rights Movement Sitawa gets a visit from his sister, Marie Levin, on Feb. 27, 2017. She worked tirelessly for his release from solitary...
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The Agreement to End Hostilities: Use it or lose all we’ve won
by Damu Katika Chimurenga, s/n Hayward L. Mayhan “Upon the thirsting for knowledge and wisdom, while attempting to understand our true Afrikan roots, once reading and researching, I would often inquire...
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