Records
Petition to the U.N. on P.O.W. Status (FALN 11)
Petition arguing that under international law captured Puerto Rican freedom fighters are entitled to prisoner-of-war status and release from U.S. detention. Covers statement of the case, capture and prosecution of the eleven FALN defendants, petitioners' legal claim, and an appendix.
Prison Books Resource Sheet
Boston ABC resource sheet listing prison-books programs and projects.
Psychological Evaluation of San Quentin Adjustment Center — Hilliard (1974)
Thomas O. Hilliard's 1974 expert psychological evaluation of conditions in the San Quentin Adjustment Center, prepared for the SQ6 defense.
Psychological Evaluation of the San Quentin Six — Diamond (1974)
Bernard L. Diamond's expert psychological evaluation of the San Quentin Six defendants, prepared for use in the trial.
RCC — Emergency Campaign to Drop Charges (1989)
Form letter and fact sheet to drop charges against three RCC defendants (Rosenberg, Blunk, Berkman); plus a November 5 1989 New York Times article on the prosecution.
Release Report Back — Puerto Rican Prisoners of War (1999)
Report to supporters on the September 1999 release of eleven Puerto Rican POWs under conditional clemency from the Clinton administration — Dylcia Pagan, Carmen Valentin, Lucy & Alicia Rodriguez, Elizam Escobar, Adolfo Matos, Luis Rosa, Ricardo Jimenez, Alejandrina Torres, and Alberto Rodriguez. Carlos Alberto Torres, Oscar López Rivera, Juan Segarra Palmer,...
Repression in the Land of the Free
Documents exposing and resisting U.S. government attacks on domestic and international progressive and revolutionary movements.
Running Down the Walls 2016 – A Reportback
Running Down the Walls (RDTW) 2016 was a success in building relationships, feeling the solidarity of running as our imprisoned comrades did the same, and raising funds for the ABCF Warchest and the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP is a collective Alternative to Detention (ATD), detention ce
Security Culture Introduction
Boston ABC introductory handout on security culture concepts and practices.
Security Culture Slides v.01
Slide deck used by Boston ABC for security-culture trainings.
Support Zolo Azania and Barbara Curzi
It’s not uncommon for those of us in NYC ABC to write or talk about the importance of post-release support of political prisoners . We’ve seen comrades come home and know all too well that appropriate support can not end when they leave prison. What post-release support looks like is not a singular thing.
The Insurgent — Newsletter Proposal
The Insurgent was the newsletter of the Committee to Fight Repression, a 1980s publication produced by friends and families of U.S. political prisoners and prisoners of war. It covered the federal prison control units (Marion and the new women's unit at Lexington), Puerto Rican independence prisoners, Black liberation, grand-jury resistance, and anti-imperia...
Tribunal on Violations of Human Rights of Political/POW Prisoners in U.S.A. — Falcon
Luis Nieves Falcon's framing document for the 1990 Tribunal on human rights violations against U.S. political prisoners and POWs.
Tribute to Jose E. Lopez — Chicago (October 31, 1999)
Event program from the October 31, 1999 Chicago tribute to Jose E. Lopez, honoring decades of Puerto Rican-independence organizing and the campaign to free the POWs.
Tuesday, August 24th – Solidarity With International Anarchist Political Prisoners
WHAT : Political Prisoner Letter-Writing WHEN : 7pm, Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 WHERE : YOUR HOME COST : Free The Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) originally began as a channel for mostly Jewish anarchist emigres from the Russian empire to support revolutionaries locked up for struggling against Tsarism in the early 20th century.
Tuesday, February 7th – Letter Writing for Forest Defenders
WHAT : Political Prisoner Letter-Writing WHEN : Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 WHERE : from wherever you happen to be COST : Free As everyone reading this likely knows, several folks have been arrested and are facing ludicrous terrorism charges for putting their bodies on the line to protect Weelaunee
Tuesday, September 21st – Letter Writing To Kamau Sadiki
WHAT : Political Prisoner Letter-Writing WHEN : 7pm, Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 WHERE : YOUR HOME COST : Free Fresh off of a return to in-person events with an outstanding Running Down the Walls , NYC ABC is back to our bread and (vegan) butter, generating direct support for Political Prisoners by encouraging folks to write letters.
United States Government Submits Sentencing Brief for Rebecca Rubin (Operation Backfire)
Today, the United States government submitted its sentencing brief in regards to “Operation Backfire” defendant Rebecca Rubin. Given that Rubin entered a non-cooperating plea agreement, the state is asking for a sentence of 90 months, seven and a half years.
United States of America v. Mutulu Shakur (SDNY, January 1988)
Court document from the federal RICO prosecution of Mutulu Shakur in the Southern District of New York.
Verdict of the Special International Tribunal on Human Rights (December 1990)
Final verdict of the December 1990 Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and POWs in the U.S.
Working Paper on Federal Parole/Release for U.S. Political Prisoners and POWs (1989)
Strategic working paper by imprisoned anti-imperialists Linda Evans, Susan Rosenberg, and Timothy Blunk analyzing federal parole and release mechanisms for political prisoners and prisoners of war.