Building on the foundation of previous strikes and organized movements, people on the inside of Alabama prisons are now regrouping to continue the fight for abolition
The fact is that men and women behind bars are in most in danger in the days, weeks and months after they have dared to protest.
On the anniversary of George Jackson's death, prisoners launched a multi-day national strike. The action was taken after an April riot at a prison where guards watched while seven inmates were killed. Strikers are demanding basic human rights.
The lack of clarity about whether the strike was suppressed or whether it is happening amid FDC’s denials exposes the truth about prisons: It is not just people who are locked up, but information itself.
Florida prisoners call for work stoppage to improve the lives of incarcerated people and the communities they come from.
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