The Poor Persons Defense of Riots
From Counterpunch – by DELIO VASQUEZ Practical Looting, Rational Riots, and the Shortcomings of Black Liberalism Since the Ferguson decision, we have been flooded with stories about how the overwhelmingly peaceful nation-wide protests against police brutality have been occasionally ruined by looting and property destruction caused by “fringe” elements. In conservative media, the trouble-makers have […]
Write to Josh!
Josh was transferred today to the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He will be held there for an undetermined amount of time before being transferred to a more long term facility. Josh has expressed that he would like to receive letters, so please take a moment to drop him a […]
Reportback from Josh’s Sentencing
The court room was certainly packed. It was full to capacity, with a number of people waiting outside the courtroom doors. Our phones were taken as we entered, a strict manifestation of the “no cellphones in court” rule, probably because there were so many of us (and maybe because so many of the people entering […]
Missouri Prison Newsletter #10
Issue #10, December 2015 The Missouri Prison Newsletter is distributed to (about 275) people in prisons across the U.S., but focusing on those incarcerated in Missouri and Illinois. The previous eight issues are available here: Issue #1, January-February 2014 Issue #2, February-March 2014 Issue #3, March-April 2014 Issue #4, April-May 2014 Issue #5, May-June 2014 […]
An Account of the Recent Rebellion at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama
On September 9th, 2015, after days of lockdown and other unusual restrictions on their movement, inmates at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, rushed the unlocked door of the dining hall en-masse and occupied it before taking over the common area of the dormitory and refusing to lock down. The prison had been placed on […]
Missouri Prison Newsletter #9
Issue #9, October-November 2015 The Missouri Prison Newsletter is distributed to (about 230) people in prisons across the U.S., but focusing on those incarcerated in Missouri and Illinois. The previous eight issues are available here: Issue #1, January-February 2014 Issue #2, February-March 2014 Issue #3, March-April 2014 Issue #4, April-May 2014 Issue #5, May-June 2014 […]
Update from Menard Hunger Strikers
The hunger strike at Menard Correctional Center lasted 6 days, from September 23-September 28. Twenty-one prisoners participated. It seems like the administration has begun to cave to some of the strikers’ demands. The disciplinary reports filed during the strike have all been cleared from the prisoners’ records. However, they are still facing some amount of […]
Noise Demonstration in Solidarity with Hunger Strike at Menard Correctional in Illinois
On September 23rd, prisoners in the administrative detention unit at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois declared a hunger strike in response to the administration’s continued unwillingness to respond to their demands for relief from their conditions of long-term solitary confinement. See below for their list of demands and description of their conditions. This strike […]
8.19.15: The police kill again in St. Louis. Some accounts and thoughts on what happened in response
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 11:30 a.m., St. Louis Police shot and killed 18-year-old Mansur “Man-Man” Ball-Bey. Within hours the police had been shouted off the block and by nightfall tear gas and fires dotted the neighborhood. August 19th marked the one-year anniversary of police shooting and killing Kajeme Powell. A march was held […]
Another Word for White Ally is Coward
Fear. Fear is real. There are times when fear should be listened to. Like when shots ring out and fear tells you to duck and run. There are other times when fear needs to be pushed through. We leave it […]