Prisons

‘Dreamer’ activists detail abuse of immigrants in private prisons

Members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance purposefully allowed themselves to be arrested and incarcerated in late July. The activists…

August 15, 2012

Texas executes man with limited mental ability

The state of Texas legally lynched Marvin Wilson on the evening of Aug. 7. Houston, Aug. 7 — Marvin Wilson…

August 9, 2012

Hunger strikes rattle North Carolina’s abusive prison system

Durham, N.C. — Over 100 prisoners started a hunger strike on July 16 at three facilities in North Carolina: Bertie…

August 2, 2012

‘Jobs not jails!’

On July 17, protesters were stopped from marching to the gates of Graterford Prison, outside of Philadelphia, by police, who…

July 25, 2012

Inmates write about conditions in the world’s largest prison system

The racist ‘war on drugs’ In a WW editorial you mentioned just a few facts dealing with America’s racist atrocity…

July 23, 2012