Records
25 Years of Struggle, 25 Years of Resistance — Document No. 1 (1978)
Document submitted on behalf of the four imprisoned Puerto Rican Nationalists (Lolita Lebron, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Irvin Flores, Andres Figueroa Cordero) laying out the factual and legal basis for their release after 25 years.
ABCF Guide to PP/POW Support
ABCF Support Guide outlining how to provide material and political support to political prisoners and POWs.
Allegations of Ill-Treatment in Marion Prison, Illinois (Amnesty International, May 1987)
May 1987 Amnesty International report documenting allegations of guard mistreatment of prisoners at USP Marion (the federal Control Unit), with correspondence chain regarding requests for an official investigation.
BK/NY – Tuesday, May 28th – Letter Writing Dinner for Sundiata Acoli & Dr. Mutulu Shakur
WHAT : Political Prisoner Letter-Writing Dinner WHEN : 7pm sharp, Tuesday, May 28th, 2018 WHERE : The Base – 1302 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11221 (directions below) NOTE : The Base is on the ground floor, is wheelchair accessible, and has a gender neutral toilet.
Boston ABC Info Letter (Printable Format)
Printable Boston ABC information letter for sending to prisoners or new contacts.
CCPO / Bay Area Prison Coalition — Convention Schedule (December 1972)
December 1972 schedule for the joint CCPO and Bay Area Prison Coalition convention.
CCPO 1980 Conference Workshop Summaries
Workshop summaries from the CCPO May 10 1980 conference at Laney College, Oakland — legislative, community organizing, and self-help groups workshops.
CCPO — Determined Sentencing Proposal (January 1975)
January 1975 CCPO position paper analyzing determinate-sentencing proposals then under debate in California.
Did the Bureau of Prisons Acknowledge the Existence of Political Prisoners in the United States?
Not long ago, we reported on the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) rejecting packets of updates and announcements that we send to prisoners every other week. One prisoner in particular, Daniel McGowan , has consistently been denied these packets. As a result, NYC Anarchist Black Cross receives rejection forms from the BOP.
Grand Jury Resister Jerry Koch is Free!
On Tuesday, January 28th, anarchist grand jury resister Gerald “Jerry” Koch was released from the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Koch’s release comes over eight months after his imprisonment for refusing to testify before a grand jury convened under the auspices of investigating the so-called bicycle bomber case.
Herman Bell Biography (NY3)
Biographical sketch of Black Panther / BLA political prisoner Herman Bell, produced by the NY3 Freedom Campaign.
Medical Conditions and Treatment of Prisoners on O and X Wings, Soledad (1970)
Compilation of letters from prisoners describing medical neglect and abuse on the O and X wings of the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad.
National Committee Update — October 1992
October 1992 correspondence and organizing notes from the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners.
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.
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,...
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
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.