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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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Found 22 records

25 Years of Struggle, 25 Years of Resistance — Document No. 1 (1978)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1978 PublishersNational Committee to Free the Four Puerto Rican Prisoners of War

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.

Allegations of Ill-Treatment in Marion Prison, Illinois (Amnesty International, May 1987)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateMay 1, 1987 PublishersAmnesty International

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.

CCPO / Bay Area Prison Coalition — Convention Schedule (December 1972)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateDecember 1, 1972 PublishersCCPO / Bay Area Prison Coalition

December 1972 schedule for the joint CCPO and Bay Area Prison Coalition convention.

CCPO 1980 Conference Workshop Summaries

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateMay 10, 1980 PublishersCoordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations

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)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1975 PublishersCoordinating Council of Prisoner Organizations

January 1975 CCPO position paper analyzing determinate-sentencing proposals then under debate in California.

Closing Statements & The Verdict — Trial of the New York 8+

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersNew York 8 defense

Compilation of closing statements and the verdict in the trial of the New York 8+, charged with conspiracy in 1985.

Court Opinion of Judge Frederick Lacey — RCC International Law

CollectionPolitical Prisoners AuthorsJudge Frederick Lacey PublishersU.S. District Court

Federal court opinion in the Resistance Conspiracy Case addressing international-law arguments and the political beliefs of the defendants.

Diagram of San Quentin Adjustment Center (1971)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1971 PublishersSan Quentin Six Defense Committee

1971 floorplan of the San Quentin Adjustment Center showing cell locations and officer positions, used in the San Quentin Six defense.

Female High Security Unit (Lexington, 1987)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1987 PublishersNational Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit

Documentation of the Lexington Female High Security Unit, including materials related to Nina Rosenblum's documentary film of the same title.

George Jackson Book List

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersFreedom Archives

Bibliography listing books by and about George Jackson, compiled as a reference for researchers and supporters.

Graphic of Lolita Lebron and Marilyn Buck (mid-1970s)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners

Reproduced graphic of Lolita Lebron and Marilyn Buck (handwritten caption indicates mid-1970s).

Herman Bell Biography (NY3)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersNew York 3 Freedom Campaign

Biographical sketch of Black Panther / BLA political prisoner Herman Bell, produced by the NY3 Freedom Campaign.

Jalil Abdul Muntaqim Biography

CollectionPolitical Prisoners AuthorsJalil Muntaqim PublishersNew York Three Freedom Campaign

Autobiographical statement from Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army member Jalil Muntaqim (Anthony Bottom), one of the New York 3.

Medical Conditions and Treatment of Prisoners on O and X Wings, Soledad (1970)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1970 PublishersSoledad Brothers Defense Committee

Compilation of letters from prisoners describing medical neglect and abuse on the O and X wings of the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad.

Nuh Washington Biography (NY3)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners PublishersNew York 3 Freedom Campaign

Biographical sketch of Albert Nuh Washington of the New York 3, prepared by the NY3 Freedom Campaign.

Psychological Evaluation of San Quentin Adjustment Center — Hilliard (1974)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJuly 8, 1974 AuthorsThomas O. Hilliard PublishersSan Quentin Six defense

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)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJune 13, 1974 AuthorsBernard L. Diamond PublishersSan Quentin Six defense

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)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 1, 1989 PublishersEmergency Committee to Defend the Human and Legal Rights of Political Prisoners

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.

Tribunal on Violations of Human Rights of Political/POW Prisoners in U.S.A. — Falcon

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1990 AuthorsLuis Nieves-Falcon Publishers1990 Tribunal

Luis Nieves Falcon's framing document for the 1990 Tribunal on human rights violations against U.S. political prisoners and POWs.

United States of America v. Mutulu Shakur (SDNY, January 1988)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJanuary 13, 1988 PublishersU.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.

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)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateDecember 10, 1990 PublishersSpecial International Tribunal

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)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJuly 1, 1989 AuthorsLinda Evans; Susan Rosenberg; Timothy Blunk

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.