Records
Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War
Biography and account of inhumane treatment at the hands of the US prison system.
Close Marion and Lexington Control Unit Prisons
Information on Control Unit Prisons at Marion and Lexington.
Crime's Causes
Reproduction of comments on "The Crime of Black Imprisonment" by Steve Whitman
End the Marion Lockdown: Shut Down the Lexington Control Unit
Flyer for 12/19 demonstration.
Human Rights Group Rips Marion Prison
Reproduction from 5/31/1987 article on Amnesty International's report, "Allegations of Ill-treatment at Marion Prison".
LIBERTAD - April 1987
Contents: International Outcry Against Lexington Control Units; FBI Destroys Evidence: US's Case begins to come apart; 9th Anniversary Colonia Andres Figueroa Cordero- 15,000 Denounce Lexington Control Unit; Resistance is not a Crime; News on the Puerto Rican Independence 16; National Committee Salutes Conference on Academic Freedom; 50th Commemoration of th...
LIBERTAD - Vol. VIII-IX - September 1987
Contents: FBI/Prosecution Thwarted in Conspiracy to Escape Case!; Message to the Puerto Rican Independence 16; To all Democratic and Anti-Fascist People; Psychological Torture; UN Decolonization Committee Declares Puerto Rico a Colony; Protesters Shut Down Military Base in Arlington Heights; Puerto Rico Independence; 119 Years Later: The Spirit of Mariana Br...
Letter on Formation of Out of Control
12/7/1987 Letter announcing the formation of Out of control
Letter/Phone Campaign to Shut Down Lexington Control Unit
Flyer requesting volunteers to write or phone the Bureau of Prisons to shut down the Lexington control unit
Seven years After: Freedom Fighters, Not Terrorists!
Program for event to commemorate the capture of Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war. Includes a transcript of a message from Luis Rosa (in English) and Ida Luz Rodriguez (in Spanish).
The Crime of Black Imprisonment
Reproduction of article. Discusses racist policies and united states prison rates
The Women of Lexington Prison**
Reproduction of 6/27/1987 article. Includes interviews with Silvia Baraldini; Alejandrina Torres; and Susan Rosenberg.
USP-Marion, Part III
Reproduction of transcript from 12/16/1987 radio broadcast on the conditions and behavior modification techniques at Marion Prison.
Vita Wa Watu Book Ten
Reflections on the Resurgence of Student Activist; African Liberation Day 15th Anniversary Forum and Rally; Political education Course Materials Checklist; Building shields of Silence and Conviction; Where Do Correct Ideas come From? Revolutionary Morality: An Overview; On Revolutionary Morality; Resources; Characteristics (sic) o0f the Namibian Revolution;...
Vita Wa Watu: New Afrikan Theoretical Journal Book Eleven
Three Speeches by Fred Hampton; Counterintelligence Against the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party; Tasks of Cadres in Organizing Black Workers; The Role of the New Afrikan Historian; On National Democratic Revolution, Mass Organization, and Communication Networks; Capitalism and the Black Experience; On Our Use of the Word "Comrad"
Window on Oppression
Reproduction of clipping on major points of Steve Whitman's piece, "The Crime of Black Imprisonment". 7/6/1987