Tag Archives: prisoner organizing

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 35.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, share an update sent to us from Michelle Freeman about her husband, Vernell. Michelle’s impassioned plea on behalf of her partner is both urgent and inspiring, and we will continue to air messages from her in the future, as Vernell’s situation evolves. You can hear …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:02 — 32.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we speak on the phone with writer and prison abolitionist Craig Gilmore, who begins by discussing his recent piece in Commune Magazine. The article, “The Business of Incarceration” is a review of American Prison, a critically acclaimed 2018 book by Shane Bauer. In his conversation …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:19 — 44.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we spoke with participants in the struggle to close Dekalb County jail in Atlanta, Georgia. They walked us through the launch of the movement there, when prisoners smuggled out photos of horrendous conditions inside, which were posted on social media by family members. Since then, …