Records
Black August Resistance — Ashanti Alston Letter
Prison letter on Black August Resistance from former Black Liberation Army member Ashanti Alston.
Black August: Origins, History, and Significance
History of the Black August political-prisoner commemoration.
Black People's Prison Survival Guide
Abdullah Ibraheem's practical guide to surviving prison as a Black incarcerated person.
Black People's Prison Survival Guide
Practical prison-survival guide for Black inmates.
Black/Inside: Prisoners Writing about Incarceration
Anthology of Black incarcerated voices curated by Mariame Kaba.
Blood in My Eye
George Jackson's foundational revolutionary text written from California prison.
Bound Struggles: Voices of Women in Prison
Testimonies from women incarcerated in Illinois.
Break De Chains — National Committee for Defense of Chesimard & Squire (1973)
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)
Campaign pamphlet documenting conditions endured by women political prisoners held at the Lexington High Security Unit in Kentucky.
CCPO Info Pamphlet
Informational pamphlet from the CCPO, a California umbrella for prisoner organizations active in the 1970s.
CCPO and BAPC — Call to the Convention (December 1972)
Pamphlet announcing the December 2-3, 1972 Bay Area Prison Convention organized by the Coordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations, with registration details and agenda.
California's Dirty Little Secret
Kenneth Gay's exposé on California's death row and state prisons.
Campaign to Free Jose Luis Avina (2001)
2001 campaign packet compiling materials from multiple sources in support of Chicano political prisoner Jose Luis Avina.
Casey Goonan support pamphlet (NYC ABCF, February 2026)
NYC ABC tri-fold support pamphlet for political prisoner Casey Goonan.
Chicano Political Prisoners — Committee to Free Alvaro Hernandez & Alberto Aranda (Dec 7, 1990 Tribunal)
Submission of the Committee to Free Alvaro Hernandez and Alberto Aranda (Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional Mexicano) to the December 7, 1990 Special International Tribunal on U.S. political prisoners, held on International Human Rights Day. Documents the cases of two Chicano political prisoners held in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Alvaro Hernand...
Circumventing Prison Tech Censorship
Counter-censorship strategies for prisoners and supporters.
Civic-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.
Coming of Age: A New Afrikan Revolutionary
BPP member Safiya Bukhari's memoir of her radicalization and imprisonment.
Committee for Prisoner Support in Birmingham (Atmore-Holman)
Information pamphlet outlining the purpose and activities of the Committee for Prisoner Support in Birmingham, organizing for the Atmore-Holman Brothers in Alabama.
DOC 510: Prison Newspapers Finding Aid
Master index to the Freedom Archives prison-newspaper collection.
David Gilbert Tri-Fold Pamphlet
WHAT : Running Down the Walls – 5k Run/Walk/Jog/Bike WHEN : 2:00-7:00pm, Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 WHERE : Prospect Park– Lincoln Road/East Lake Drive, east of the Terrace Bridge (see the below map for exact location) COST : $ 10 registration (includes food and drinks afterwards) Every year, prisoners
Did You Know That… (Puerto Rican POWs Educational Packet)
Educational packet with portraits of 12 Puerto Rican prisoners, background on the independence struggle, calls for amnesty, and methods of support.
Down: Reflections on Prisoner Resistance in Indiana
Documentation of Indiana prison uprisings and resistance.
Eddie Hatcher Execution Date???
Defense-committee pamphlet on the case and imprisonment of Tuscarora activist Eddie Hatcher, raising the alarm about the possibility of his death in custody.
End Book Bans and Mail Censorship at Cook County Jail
Documentation of Cook County jail mail censorship.