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A nationwide prison work stoppage and hunger strike, begun on Sept. 9, the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising, have seen over 20,000 prisoners in about 30 prisons do what we on the outside should do—refuse to cooperate. “We will not only demand...

Lee Wengraf reports on a nationally coordinated strike by prisoners--and describes the awful conditions in prisons and jails that are sparking a courageous resistance. A crew of incarcerated workers on the job (End Prison Slavery in Texas) A STRIKE...

Across the country, inmates are protesting a wide range of issues: from harsh parole systems and three-strike laws to the lack of educational services, medical neglect, and overcrowding. But the issue that has unified protesters is that of prison labor...

Originally posted to It’s Going Down Kinetik Justice of @FreeAlaMovement, a #PrisonStrike leader, goes on hunger strike as advocate decries human torture https://t.co/NRxsmMg1Mq — #Attica45 (@jaybeware) October 28, 2016 Kinetik Justice, an outspoken...

On May 1, prison labor came to a halt in multiple prisons in Alabama, including Holman and Elmore prisons. Starting at midnight that day, prisoners stayed in their dormitories—refusing to show up for work at their assigned posts: the kitchen, the license...