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The Uprising — Raymond Luc Levasseur (Marion Prison, May 1992)
Raymond Luc Levasseur's May 1992 essay written from his cell at Marion Federal Prison in the immediate aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising. Levasseur, a captured United Freedom Front leader serving 45 years for the 1976–1984 bombing campaign in support of Puerto Rican independence, anti-apartheid struggle, and Central American liberation movements, draws e...
The Use of Control Unit Prisons in the United States: Interim Report
Information on the proliferation of control unit prisons in the US prison system. Includes: General information; Conditions of Confinement; Placement and Exit criteria for all control unit type facilities.
The Washington herald — 1918-09-15 (Eugene Debs Espionage Act (sentencing))
Front-page report on Debs' 10-year prison sentence
The Women of Lexington Prison**
Reproduction of 6/27/1987 article. Includes interviews with Silvia Baraldini; Alejandrina Torres; and Susan Rosenberg.
The politics of this book
An introduction to a book about imprisonment that never was published. Virtual holdings only.
There are Women Political Prisoners in the US
Educational pamphlet compares convictions and sentences of left wing and right wing political prisoners. Virtual holdings only
There are Women Political Prisoners in the USA; What Is a Political Prisoner; Who is Out of Control?
General information on definition of political prisoner and Out of Control.
Tip of the Iceberg (Summer 1980)
Formerly Update. Cover Story: Government Moves to Consolidate COINTELPRO Cover-Up: Nixon Granted Stay - FBI Trial Postponed. Also: Movement to Exonerate Assata Grows as COINTELPRO Attacks Grow; The Pressure is Mounting to Free Geronimo Pratt; The Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Speak to the People; FOIA Files Reveal Insidious FBI Methods; Updates on RNA-11; Dh...
To the Event Commemorating the Marion Lockdown
Advertisement for event commemorating 12 years of Marion Lockdown.
Tri-continental Information Center Bulletin [December 1967]
This issue republishes a statement smuggled out of Regis Debray's prison cell on clandestinity and publicity, commitment to revolutionary movement, and his experience of interrogation by the CIA. It also includes a report on Guerrilla War in the Portuguese colonial territory of Guinea-Bissau and an article which alleges that the CIA had been altering the fie...
Tri-continental Information Center Bulletin [July 1967]
In this issue, William Pomeroy reports on the current status of Philippine Political Prisoners; in Haiti, collusion between the Haitian dictator Duvalier and Dominican President Joaquin Balaguer results in the prosecution of Haitian political refugees; 106 clerical workers continue a several months-long strike at the Calcutta, India office of Caltex Oil Comp...
U.S. Prisons: 1971 (From Behind the Walls of Auburn Concentration Camp)
from behind the walls of auburn concentration camp Prisoners Call Out: Freedom. This special issue on prisons was written for the Activist by Buffalo Youth Against War & Fascism and the Prisoner Solidarity Committee. The rich get richer - - the poor go to jail; Racism, Repression - - tools of the bosses; Auburn Prison Slavery in US; Crimes of Survival; Domes...
US Political Prisoners — Joint Stakeholder Report to the UN UPR (Annex 23)
Joint stakeholder report submitted by the U.S. Human Rights Network (USHRN) and partner organizations to the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Session 09 in 2010. Annex 23 documents the continued imprisonment of U.S. political prisoners — including former Black Panther Party members, Puerto Rican independentistas, MOVE mem...
USP-Marion, Part III
Reproduction of transcript from 12/16/1987 radio broadcast on the conditions and behavior modification techniques at Marion Prison.
Uchechi Kalu Reads Blindfolded Men
Uchechi Kalu Reads Marilyn Buck's poem on racism and the prison system. Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born poet who has conducted writing workshops at schools, prisons and community organizations. Her book of poetry, "Flowers Blooming against a Bruised Grey Sky", is published by Whit Press.
Uchechi Kalu Reads They Came for Me
Poem on repression and liberation read by the author, Uchechi Kalu. Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born poet who has conducted writing workshops at schools, prisons and community organizations.
Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta
Breakdown of Georgia's sweeping RICO indictment against 61 Stop Cop City activists — the primary explainer for the largest current US anarchist political-prisoner case.
Unite The Many.....Defeat The Few Discussion Document #5
Addresses the issue of Chicano-Puerto Rican unity, including the basis for unity; the struggle for democratic and human rights; repression; the anti-imperialist struggle; Puerto Rican and Chicano prisoners of war and martyrs; and recommendations for action.
Update - December 18, 1982
Washington Approves Haydee's Transfer; CDP Sponsors Huge Demonstration in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico!; Raymond Soto Goes Before Grand Jury!; Ad-Hoc Committee Formed in Baraldini Case; FBI Harasses Albizu Ortai; Negron-Rosa Update;
Update - January 1981
This issue was published shortly after ten of the eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War were arraigned on the Seditious Conspiracy law and provides information about the charges, including the shift from criminal to political charges, as well as information about their defense, citing UN resolution 33/24 which articulates the legitimacy of anti-colonial armed...
Update - July 1980
(Reproduction) In this issue, Lolita Lebron goes on a national tour to support the eleven Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; a chronology starting on April 4, 1980 details the events surrounding the arrests of the FALN 11, including people's organized resistance and demonstrations in support of their freedom; a statement from Alicia Rodriguez invokes internation...
Update - June 18, 1983
15 Year Sentence Reduced to 3 Years Due to Phony Charges in MLN Case; Extradition Delayed William Morales to Face Murder Charges in Mexico!; New Conspiracy Against Haydee Torres; Noya/Ciontron-Fiallo Case Postponed; Alberto De Jesus-Berrios Imprisoned in Miami!
Update - June 1982
Contents: Administration Plans to Incite Riot at Pontiac Prison; Over 1 thousand Participate in People's Parade; Rosa Family Visits Revoked; Update on Negron-Rosa Frame-Up; Update from Puerto Rico; POW Haydee Torres Health Again in Danger; Shameful FBI Petition to Mexican Government
Update - May 1981
National Committee Launches Mass Offensive Against US Government; Solidarity Message from Nydia Cuevas; Civic-Religious Committee in Support of the Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; International Day of Support for Hunger Strike by the Puerto Rican Prisoners of War - All Out Tuesday May 26!; Message from the MLN in Support of the Irish Liberation Struggle; Mess...
Update - May 21, 1983
Sentencing Date Set for MLN 5; En Route to Miami, Florida Alberto De Jesus-Berros Transferred!; CDP National Tour; New Movement Announces Tour With Shelley Miller; US Increases Militarization of Puerto Rico; Ecumenical Hearing Great Success!;