Prison officials are at it again! Five issues of the
Militant have been banned in Florida and two in Indiana in violation of inmates’ constitutional rights and the right of the
Militant to reach its subscribers behind bars.
On May 3 the paper received notices from the Century Correctional Institution in Florida that they had impounded five straight issues of the paper for March, nos. 8-12.
The articles prison officials say they object to show their blatant bias against the
Militant’s political point of view. Many offer solidarity with strike struggles and union-organizing efforts widely covered by the media nationwide.
Liberate the Caged Voices
Front for the Liberation of the New Afrikan Nation (FROLINAN) is a political organization whose ultimate goal is the creation of an independent country for New Afrikans – Republic of New Afrika. In order to achieve it, the organization is spreading its ideas through educational programs and use of visual arts and music. While using the Garvey colors in original horizontal pattern, FROLINAN differentiates itself with use of a vertical red-black-green flag.
Introduction by Nube Brown, a budding New Afrikan
This is Part 1 of a two-part series of my interview with Jalil Muntaqim on Prison Focus Radio (KPOO San Francisco 89.5FM or KPOO.com) April 22, 2021. I made specific excerpts and edits to align with this month’s theme, Mother Africa – a place called home but that so many of us have been conditioned to forget and abandon, our connective tissue and roots ripped out and torn asunder by racialized capitalism, imperialism and white pathology, leaving us
Ed Mead: Prison Lives Matter
May 7, 2021
Ed Mead, right, and Mark Cook, left, were both active in Seattle’s ‘70s leftist paramilitary underground, Ed through the group George Jackson Brigade. Both men were incarcerated for long periods of time, where their militant human rights organizing became organizing for prisoner rights. Both Ed and Mark organized inside Walla Walla prison, where Ed organized Men Against Sexism and Mark formed a prison chapter of the Black Panther Party. They are pictured here at a discussion in Portland, Ore., May 10, 2014.
by Ed Mead
There had been a bit of a prisoners’ moment back in the 1950s; it took the form of a rash of prison riots across the country. As a result of this national uprising, changes were implemented, wardens became superintendents, guards became correctional officers, prisoners became inmates and the prisons themselves were renamed “correctional institutions.”
Wabash Valley prison Chaplin receives recognition
A local prison chaplain is getting some recognition.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 3:30 PM
Updated: May 1, 2021 6:44 AM
Posted By: Staff Report
The Indiana Department of Corrections commissioner challenged the facility to identify silent heroes.
At the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Chaplain Joe Faust received the award.
He gives spiritual avenues for offenders to pursue their religious beliefs.
Faust told us he s available to help people in their spiritual journey during what can be a difficult time.
The deputy warden says Faust does the right thing without seeking personal recognition.
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