Records
A Brief Report on the April 1 Appeals Hearing
4/1/1988 appeal of the denial of the class action suit filed by the prisoners at Marion to end the lockdown
Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement
Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall's documentary history of FBI operations against the BPP and AIM. Primary published synthesis of COINTELPRO targeting of Peltier, Pratt, the Panther 21, and Wounded Knee defendants.
Aids in Prison: A forum for Education and Action
Flyer for educational event on Aids in the prison environment. Includes list of events.
America bars Cuban Prison Experts
Reproduction of 6/25/1988 article on US State Department's denial of visas to a delegation of Cubans requesting visits in American prisons.
Control Unit Prisons: Health and Human Rights Violations
Presented to the American Public Health Association on November 15, 1988 by the Socialist Caucus. Contents include: The Health Affects of Control Unit Prisons; APHA Opposes Lexington High Security Unit; The Women of Lexington Prison; Victory in Lexington Lawsuit; The Marion Control Unit; United Nations Position on Puerto Rican POWs; Public Health Decimates P...
Correspondence from Nancy Kurshan to CEML
Regarding the Detroit/Ann Arbor/Lansing trip.
El Boicot Electoral de Betances a Corretjer
This postcard promoted an event for the Puerto Rican National Independence campaign to boycott elections, representing the anti-colonial and pro-independence position that there are no free elections while there is an occupation.
Judge bars US from Isolating Prisoners for Political Beliefs
Reproduction of 7/17/1988 article covering the order by Federal District judge Barrington-Parker to transfer Susan Rosenberg and Silvia Baraldini to "regular cells." Virtual holding only.
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-III - March 1988
Table of Contents: Guilty Before Proven Innocent: Jaime, Dora, Oscar and Kojo - Indicted, Tried and Sentenced in Government Conspiracy; A Essay on Moral Courage (Alberto Rodriguez); Message - International Women's Day (Carmen Valentin); Golpes de Rejas Premiers in Puerto Rico: A Stupendous Opening Night! (Jose Torres); Opening - From Behind Prison Walls; Pal...
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-IX - September 1988
Contents: Alejandrina Has Been Transferred!; While Hundreds Plan Activities in Protest of 2nd Invasion Filiberto Ojeda-Rios Arrested Again!; FALN and EPB-Macheteros Propose Decolonization Plan to the UN; Delegation Formally Presents Political Asylum Petition on Behalf of Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; In Defense of the Cuban Revolution; News briefs.
LIBERTAD - Vol. IX-V - May 1988
Contents: The Task Before Us; Criminal Negligence and Human Rights; A Farewell to a Patriot; Capture of the Eleven Commemorated; I am Buried in Prison with You: Alejandrina.
Libertad - July 1988
In this issue, a message from the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional Puertorriquena (MLN-PR) announces the release of national hero William Guillermo Morales from the Mexican government; a message prepared for a mobilization to Lexington Prison in protest of the control units demands respect for the human rights of prisoners Alejandrina Torres and Silvia Bara...
MLN-M: Discussion Document on the Land Struggle
Provides information about the struggle for the control of land in the Mexican National Liberation Movement. Includes sections on the critical importance of land; a timeline of key dates in the history of occupied Mexico;Revolutionary Traditions and Obstacles to Socialist Reunification.
Outline of Book
Handwritten outline of book describing the mechanisms and conditions of USP Marion, IL.
Racism in Prison System is Topic of Lawyers Guild Meet
Reproduction of 7/23/1988 article on the Lawyers Guild luncheon discussion of the disproportionate numbers of African Americans in the US prison system
Reports from Visits to Marianna FCI Women's Unit
Compilation of reports from three visits to Marianna FCI Women's Unit (August 26,1988; September 8-9, 1988 and October 13, 1988).
Request for Donations**
Reproduction of 3/15/1988 open letter requesting donations to help with advertising.
Vita Wa Watu: New Afrikan Theoretical Journal Book Twelve
Contents:Notes on Cadre Policy and Cadre Development; On What it Means to "Re-Build"— Part One: re-Orientation; On what It Means to "Re-Build"— Part Two: Re-Organization.