‘Prison Industrial Complex’ Archives
Celebrating Angela Davis’ Birthday, And Four Decades of Hard Work – COLORLINES
On January 26, Angela Davis celebrated her 67th birthday. A political activist, scholar and author, Davis was a leader in the fight for social justice starting in the ’60s and continuing on into the present day. She was part of the Communist Party, the Civil Rights [Read More]
Woman, 80, convicted of $8,900 Calif. jewel theft
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An 80-year-old woman who claims to be an international jewel thief with a five-decade career has been convicted of stealing an $8,900 ring from a San Diego store. Doris Payne, of Long Beach, was found guilty Wednesday of burglary and grand theft. She [Read More]
Call to Action: Color of Change – Stop Discriminatory Sentencing
The so-called “war on drugs” has created a national disaster: 1 in 15 Black adults in America are behind bars.1 It’s not because we commit more crime but largely because of unfair sentencing rules that treat 5 grams of crack cocaine–the kind found in [Read More]
Supreme Court Denies Appeal for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Abu-Jamal contends the case was marred with racial bias, including the deliberate exclusion of blacks from the jury. “It shows you that precedent means nothing, that the law is politics by other means,” Abu-Jamal said in response to the ruling. read more | digg story [Read More]
Detroit Meeting on the Struggle to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
Posted on Pan-African News Wire: The excellent summary below, written by Saeed Shabazz and just published in the Final Call, about the current repression and brutality against our political prisoners is a very accurate and chilling picture. But there is a more positive [Read More]
