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Welcome to the NPPC Archive. This Archive is a searchable index of the National Political Prisoner Coalition’s records: prisoner profiles, case files, movement periodicals, court documents, and oral histories. It collects, in one place, the materials that document the history of U.S. political imprisonment from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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About the New York Three

CollectionPolitical Prisoners AuthorsNY3 Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee PublishersNY3 Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee

Informational pamphlet from the New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee on the case of Black Panther political prisoners Herman Bell, Anthony 'Jalil' Bottom, and Albert 'Nuh' Washington — convicted of the 1971 deaths of NYPD officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini.

Ain't Nothing Changed!!! — Ruchell Magee (1975)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1975 AuthorsRuchell Cinque Magee PublishersEugene Coalition / Liberation Support Movement

1975 pamphlet by Ruchell Cinque Magee — sole surviving defendant of the August 7, 1970 Marin County courthouse incident — examining the U.S. court system and the conspiracy surrounding his case. Distributed by the Eugene Coalition and the Liberation Support Movement.

Alabama's Atticas — Inmates for Action Statement (Atmore-Holman)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1974 AuthorsInmates for Action; Atmore-Holman Brothers Defense Committee PublishersAtmore-Holman Brothers Defense Committee

Inmates for Action / Atmore-Holman Brothers Defense Committee statement critiquing the Alabama prison system and the state repression that followed the 1974 Atmore-Holman prison rebellions and the killing of guards at the Atmore (G.K. Fountain) facility. A companion document to the Pontiac Brothers and Attica Brothers organizing of the same period.

Break De Chains — National Committee for Defense of Chesimard & Squire (1973)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1973 PublishersNational Committee for the Defense of Jo Anne Chesimard and Clark Squire

Defense-committee pamphlet collecting messages and statements from imprisoned Black Liberation Army members, produced in support of Assata Shakur (Jo Anne Chesimard) and Clark Squire (later Sundiata Acoli).

Buried Alive in the Lexington Women's Control Unit (1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1989 PublishersNational Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit

Campaign pamphlet documenting conditions endured by women political prisoners held at the Lexington High Security Unit in Kentucky.

CCPO Info Pamphlet

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersCoordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations

Informational pamphlet from the CCPO, a California umbrella for prisoner organizations active in the 1970s.

CCPO and BAPC — Call to the Convention (December 1972)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateDecember 2, 1972 PublishersCoordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations

Pamphlet announcing the December 2-3, 1972 Bay Area Prison Convention organized by the Coordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations, with registration details and agenda.

Campaign to Free Jose Luis Avina (2001)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year2001 PublishersCampaign to Free Jose Luis Avina

2001 campaign packet compiling materials from multiple sources in support of Chicano political prisoner Jose Luis Avina.

Central America Activists — Support the Resistance Conspiracy Case

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersResistance Conspiracy Case support committee

Pamphlet linking the prosecution of RCC defendants to U.S. policy in Central America and asking Central America solidarity activists for support.

Civic-Religious Committee In Support of the Puerto Rican POWs

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersCivic-Religious Committee in Support of the Puerto Rican POWs

Pamphlet on the colonial status of Puerto Rico, the basis for the FALN 11 prisoners' POW claims, and grand-jury repression in the independentista movement.

Committee for Prisoner Support in Birmingham (Atmore-Holman)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersCommittee for Prisoner Support in Birmingham

Information pamphlet outlining the purpose and activities of the Committee for Prisoner Support in Birmingham, organizing for the Atmore-Holman Brothers in Alabama.

Community Celebration of Bashir Hameed's Life (2008)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 2008 PublishersJericho Movement

Jericho Movement program commemorating the life of New Jersey Black Panther and BLA member Bashir Hameed, who died in 2008.

Conspiracy of Voices (Resistance Conspiracy Case)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersResistance Conspiracy Case defense

Anthology of statements and writings from the Resistance Conspiracy Case defendants describing their politics and legal situation.

David Gilbert & David Loud — US Imperialism (SDS, 1968)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateNovember 1, 1968 AuthorsDavid Gilbert; David Loud PublishersSDS

1968 SDS pamphlet by Gilbert and Loud examining U.S. foreign policy through case studies of Guatemala, Cuba, Iran, Ghana, Indonesia, India, and Chile.

Did You Know That… (Puerto Rican POWs Educational Packet)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War and Political Prisoners

Educational packet with portraits of 12 Puerto Rican prisoners, background on the independence struggle, calls for amnesty, and methods of support.

Eddie Hatcher Execution Date???

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersEddie Hatcher Defense Committee

Defense-committee pamphlet on the case and imprisonment of Tuscarora activist Eddie Hatcher, raising the alarm about the possibility of his death in custody.

Expose the Prisons, Free the Prisoners — Angela Davis Defense Committee

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersAngela Davis Defense Committee

Angela Davis Defense Committee pamphlet calling for exposure of U.S. prison conditions and the release of political prisoners.

Families for Action (Atmore-Holman Brothers)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersFamilies for Action

Informational pamphlet from Families for Action, a support group for incarcerated members of the Atmore-Holman Brothers in Alabama.

Free Graham and Allen — Defense Pamphlet

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersGraham and Allen Defense Committee

Defense pamphlet for Ernest Graham and Eugene Allen: who they are, history of the case, prosecution case, current situation, how to help.

Free the New York 8 Against Fascist Terrorism — Brochure

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersNew York 8 defense

Defense brochure laying out the case of the New York 8 and the charges of conspiracy to commit acts against the U.S. government.

Free the SF 8 — Black Elders Charged in 37-Year-Old Case

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersCommittee for the Defense of Human Rights

Trifold brochure profiling the SF8 defendants and the 1971 case being revived against them, promoting the Legacy of Torture documentary.

Free the San Quentin 6

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersSan Quentin Six Defense Committee

Defense fund pamphlet on the San Quentin Six case, covering George Jackson's assassination and the context of the August 21, 1971 events.

From the Arawak Indians to Norma Jean Croy — 500 Years of Resistance (1992)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1992 PublishersNorma Jean Croy Defense Committee

1992 pamphlet placing the Norma Jean Croy case in the context of 500 years of Indigenous resistance to colonization.

George and Jonathan Jackson / Fascism: Its Most Advanced Form Is Here In Amerikkka

CollectionPolitical Prisoners AuthorsGeorge Jackson; Jonathan Jackson PublishersFreedom Archives

Combined materials on George and Jonathan Jackson, including writings on fascism in America and the Jackson brothers' political legacy.

It's Time to Bring Them Home (1999) — Puerto Rican POWs Campaign

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1999 PublishersNational Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners

Bilingual organizing packet for the 1999 campaign to free the Puerto Rican political prisoners, including action items, sample letters, prisoner addresses, and biographies.