Americans Face Guantanamo-Like Torture Everyday
in a Super-Max Prison Near You

By Lance Tapley, Boston Review
Posted on January 18, 2011, Printed on January 19, 2011
http://www.alternet.org/story/149233/

Editor's Note: Courageous WikiLeaks whistleblower

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Inmates will be allowed “semi-contact” visits with family, additional recreation time, and access to computers, among other privileges

By Alan Johnson
The Columbus Dispatch

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A hunger strike by the three Lucasville riot leaders has ended with state prison officials conceding to nearly all of the strikers' demands.

  http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/12/07/supermax/

December 7, 2010  BERKELEY, CA

HISTORIC NEWS The Illinois Legislature just voted to repeal the death penalty!       www.deathpenalty.org

Let's make Illinois the 16th U.S. state without the death penalty!
Please contact Governor Pat Quinn right away to ask him to sign the death penalty repeal bill.
If you are a constituent, please also mention where you live in Illinois.
Springfield Phone: 217-782-0244
Chicago Phone: Phone: 312-814-2121

You may be interested in The 3rd Annual National Prisoner’s Family

Conference, to be held February 23-25, 2011, in Portland, Oregon.

With over 2.5 million children in our country traumatized by the

incarceration of a loved one, the need for networking to provide the most effective support and services for the prison family is critical.  

Please share this information with those who may be interested and even comforted by this conference.

For details & registration information, please visit

For original article, click here.

January 3, 2011
By Robbie Brown

The N.A.A.C.P.
says three prisoners were beaten by guards in retaliation for a strike,

To:  general public
http://www.petitiononline.com/wagesnow/petition.html

A Moment for Movement-Building: Statement of Solidarity with Georgia Prisoner Strike

Community Coalition Meets  GA Corrections Officials... Visits First Prison. What Would Dr. King Say or Do?

Wed, 12/22/2010 - 12:37 — Bruce A. Dixon