Records
A Brief Report on the April 1 Appeals Hearing
4/1/1988 appeal of the denial of the class action suit filed by the prisoners at Marion to end the lockdown
A Public Report About Violent Mass Assault Against Prisoners and Continuing Illegal Punishment & Torture of the Prison Population at the U.S. Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois
Details events and conditions of the initial Marion Lockdown.
A Report on the Marion/Lexington Demonstration (with media reports and solidarity messages from prisoners)
Details history of CEML, the Conference for Education in 1985, and preparations for the demonstration at Lexington and Marion on 4/19/1986.
Aids in Prison: A forum for Education and Action
Flyer for educational event on Aids in the prison environment. Includes list of events.
America bars Cuban Prison Experts
Reproduction of 6/25/1988 article on US State Department's denial of visas to a delegation of Cubans requesting visits in American prisons.
An Updated Public Report about the Continuing Lockdown and Torture of the Prisoners at U.S. Penitentiary, Marion
3/26/1984 update on conditions of the Marion Lockdown. Accounts of food tampering, abuse, neglect, isolation and cancel of rehabilitation programs included.
Bangs and Whispers
Speech delivered by Judge Bruce Wright on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
Capsule Summary of the Marion Lockdown
Includes timeline and description of conditions.
Close Marion and Lexington Control Unit Prisons
Information on Control Unit Prisons at Marion and Lexington.
Committee to End Lockdown to Protest
Article in Marion Daily Republican on the 5/2/1992 demonstration at USP Dwight, Menard, and Marion.
Conference Calls: What's Cooking at Marion Prison?
Reproduction of article from 10/25/1985 on the second anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
Conference on Racism and the Criminal Justice System
Flyer for conference. Includes information on keynote speaker Judge Bruce Wright and list of workshops.
Correspondence Between Cardiss Collins and Edward Corwin
Reproduction of letters of Protest and response regarding the Lockdown at Marion and Lewisburg and the appointment of Harold Miller as Warden
Correspondence from Nancy Kurshan to CEML
Regarding the Detroit/Ann Arbor/Lansing trip.
Correspondence to Alan Berkman
2/1/1990 letter to Alan detailing proposal to concentrate on t5he effort to change USP Marion's water supply from Crab Orchard
Correspondence to CEML Members
Letter referencing enclosures (absent) and request for financial support.
Correspondence to Honorable Robert Kastenmeier Re: USP Marion
Reproduction of 1/10/1990 letter to Congressman Kastenmeier regarding conditions at USP Marion.
Correspondence to Steven Whitman
1/21/1990 letter requesting press packet and brochures from CEML
Cover Letter and Report for May 4, 1996 Demonstration
Includes reproduction of media clippings.
Crime's Causes
Reproduction of comments on "The Crime of Black Imprisonment" by Steve Whitman
Demonstration
National day of protests "against Newt, Edgar, Clinton and all the others who are cutting back all social programs"
Emergency Response Page
Emergency Response page is a series of questions that structured a discussion about what to do if the Governor appeared in Chicago.