August 26, 2012
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From Prison Books Collective Contact: Rachel Wolkenstein (917) 689-4009 August 21, 2012 On August 13, 2012, without any notice and in violation of his constitutional rights and state law, Mumia Abu-Jamal was formally sentenced by Philadelphia Court … Continue reading
August 26, 2012
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The weekly letters have now become bi-weekly letter writings. This decision was made because we want to find a balance between keeping up levels of participation at the letter writings and also writing to our pen pals relatively frequently. At … Continue reading
August 23, 2012
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From Georgians For Prison Abolition Just one year ago, the state of Georgia lynched yet another black man. Troy Anthony Davis was executed on September 21st, 2011 at 11:08pm. Here in Atlanta we fought, along side people the world over, … Continue reading
August 20, 2012
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Article Originally Posted Here: More than 11,000 Colombian prisoners across 21 jails are now over two weeks into a hunger strike and other acts of resistance. They are demanding the following: 1) Declare a state of emergency in the country’s … Continue reading
August 9, 2012
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As of about 9pm on last Wednesday 8/8 Chris is free(er)! After receiving several large anonymous donations, and a long bus ride, Chris was able to return to Atlanta. This update comes a bit late because we have been extremely … Continue reading
August 7, 2012
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Since June 10th, 2012 prisoners at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center (commonly known as GDC or Jackson State Prison) have been on hunger strike. The numbers have fluctuated, as men have joined and men have had to drop out. … Continue reading
August 7, 2012
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After a Washington Post article that states the Anthony Hayne has accepted a plea bargain and has agreed to testify against the other defendants in the Cleveland May Day case we have removed his address from our address list. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/1-bridge-bomb-plotting-suspect-in-ohio-pleads-guilty-will-testify-against-his-4-co-defendants/2012/07/25/gJQAM2c68W_story.html