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LIVING THE LEGACY OF ATTICA & GEORGE JACKSON



  TimeFriday, September 16 · 7:00pm - 10:00pmLocationEastSide Cultural Center: 2277 International Blvd, Oakland CACreated ByCritical ResistanceMore InfoDRAWING INSPIRATION 40 YEARS & COUNTING:
LIVING THE LEGACY OF ATTICA & GEORGE JACKSON

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on September 21st

 

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on September 21st, just two weeks from today.

 

Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising

Friday, September 9th - 7pm Sharp
518 Valencia Street - San Francisco
Attica - The Restored 1974 Film

Discussion with:

Azadeh Zohrabi - UC Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal
Dennis Cunningham - Original Attica Attorney
Manuel La Fontaine - about connecting the dots to Georgia, Ohio and California prison strikes

Prison unrest in the United States hit a boiling point on September 9,
1971, when inmates at Attica State Prison after months of protesting
inhumane living conditions rebelled, seizing part of the prison and

SF 8 CASE FINALLY OVER

It is with great happiness that we can finally say the case against the San Francisco 8 is over and all remaining charges against Francisco Torres have been dropped!  This has been a long battle (almost 5 years) for the brothers, their families & friends, and community members who all fought endlessly against this racist 38 year old case.

indefinite solitary confinement persists in California prisons

Long abandoned by many states, the practice is a last resort for California authorities struggling to thwart gang activity and extract information from the most hardened members. Critics say it amounts to torture. U.S. prisons typically reserve solitary confinement for inmates who commit serious offenses behind bars. In California, however, suspected gang members, even those with clean prison records.

Ohio becomes 1st to sell state prison to private company

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A lockup along the shores of Lake Erie has become the first state prison in the nation to be sold to a private company.

Lake Erie Correctional Institution in northeastern Ohio’s Ashtabula County is the only one of five state prisons up for sale that will be sold, state officials said Thursday. Corrections Corporation of America will buy it for $72.7 million, more than the $50 million needed from the privatization effort to balance the state’s prison budget.

Hungerstrike News August 27, 2011 No. 15

In response to the statewide prison hunger strike in July, the Public Safety Committee of the California State Assembly, chaired by State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, met on Tuesday to discuss the conditions in California’s Secure Housing Units.

The hearing began at approximately 1:30 PM.
Assemblyman Ammiano opened his remarks saying, “Recent events brought these units to the forefront. We want to ensure that these units are administrated in such a manner to maximize the security of the inmates in the units, general population inmates, prison staff and the public generally.”

TEXAS GOVENOR READY FOR ANOTHER EXECUTION

As soon as Rick Perry threw his hat into the 2012 electoral ring, anti-death penalty critics brought up his staggering execution record as governor of Texas: 234 prisoners have been put to death under Perry’s watch, a number of whom had serious innocence claims.

No Evacuation Plan for Prisoners

We are not evacuating Rikers Island,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a news conference this afternoon. Bloomberg annouced a host  of extreme measures being taken by New York City in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, including a shutdown of the public transit system and the unprecedented mandatory evacuation of some 250,000 people from low-lying areas.

HUNGER STRIKE NEWS 8/23/11

Hungerstrike NewsAugust 23, 2011No. 14  

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