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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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Application for Repatriation and Dual Citizenship for African American Political Prisoners of War and Ex-Political Prisoners

CollectionRepublic of New Afrika DateJanuary 1, 1994 PublishersFreedom Archives

Historical Persepctive on Political Prisoners and POWs from the Black Liberation Movement being held in the US. Includes profiles on political prisoners and the Geneva Convention Regulations as related to prisoners of war.

Attica: Then and Now

CollectionAttica Prison Rebellion DateJanuary 1, 1978 PublishersFreedom Archives

Monograph focusing on the Attica Prison Rebellion, its causes, the aftermath and the campaign to free Dacajeweiah. Contents include: Introduction; Prisons: Who Goes and Why?; The Movement Grows; The Uprising; The Prosecution; Who is Dacajeweiah; What is Being Done; Epilogue.

Censored Women Speak — Marilyn Buck

CollectionPolitical Prisoners AuthorsMarilyn Buck

Essay by Marilyn Buck on political censorship and women's imprisonment, arguing that imprisonment is itself a form of censorship; includes statements by Susan Rosenberg.

Comrade George — An Investigation into the Official Story of His Assassination (1972)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1972 PublishersRed Prison Movement

Red Prison Movement investigation challenging the official San Quentin narrative of George Jackson's August 21, 1971 killing, with detailed timeline analysis and a centerfold poster.

Enemies of the State — Gilbert, Whitehorn, Buck (1999)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateMay 1, 1999 AuthorsDavid Gilbert; Laura Whitehorn; Marilyn Buck PublishersResistance in Brooklyn (RnB)

Roundtable interview with imprisoned anti-imperialists David Gilbert, Laura Whitehorn, and Marilyn Buck reflecting on past movements, victories, errors, and conditions for contemporary revolutionary struggle.

Genocide Through Behavior Modification — Mutulu Shakur et al. (December 1988)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateDecember 1, 1988 AuthorsMutulu Shakur; Adolfo Matos; Anthony X Bradshaw; James Haskins; Malik Dinguswa; Mark Cook; Terry D. Long PublishersFreedom Archives

Collective 1988 analysis by seven political prisoners charging the U.S. with using behavior-modification techniques as a form of genocide against the Black nation.

Justice amerikkkan style in the DESSIE WOODS CASE

CollectionDessie Woods DateFebruary 1, 1978 PublishersFreedom Archives

Defense lawyers on behalf of Dessie Woods have filed a writ of habeas corpus with the middle District Federal Court in Macon, GA. The writ of habeas corpus documents that many state and federal violations of Dessie Woods' rights, and asks the court to show cause as to why in light of these violations, Dessie Woods is still being held in prison. The writ is r...

On Trial: Angela Davis or America?

CollectionAngela Davis DateJanuary 1, 1971 PublishersFreedom Archives

Booklet surrounding Angela Davis's imprisonment and trial, where she was convicted of murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy. Includes an introduction by Ossie Davis, excerpts from two speeches--"I Bring An Indictment Against the American System" by Reverend Ralph Abernathy and "The Case Must be Dismissed" by Attorney John J. Abt--and an article, "In Defense of...

Political Prisoners in the United States — The Hidden Reality (1990 Tribunal)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1990 AuthorsMichael E. Deutsch; Jan Susler Publishers1990 Tribunal

Deutsch and Susler's comprehensive overview of U.S. political prisoners, prepared for the 1990 International Tribunal.

The Deeper They Bury Me, the Louder My Voice Becomes — Angola 3 (2009)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 2009 PublishersAmy Mackie / exhibition catalog

2009 exhibition publication curated by Amy Mackie on the Angola 3 — Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace — and decades of solitary confinement at Angola Prison.

The Story of Dessie Woods

CollectionDessie Woods DateJanuary 1, 1977 PublishersFreedom Archives

"A Close-Up Look at Justice in the 'New South.'" Dessie Woods was imprisoned after being charged, tried and convicted for defending herself from a rape attempt by a white man on June 17th, 1975.

Uses and Effects of Control Unit Prisons — Bonnie Kerness (1996)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1996 AuthorsBonnie Kerness PublishersPAC, Philadelphia ABCF

Bonnie Kerness's compilation of interviews with incarcerated people, prepared for the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons' hearing on the use and effects of control units.