Author Archives: mongoosedistro

The American reformers who first devised the penitentiary believed that criminals could ‘reformed’ through solitary confinement, labor and religious indoctrination. The use of solitary confinement and isolation-sensory deprivation began at Philadelphia Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1820s. What was actually discovered was that conditions of sensory deprivation caused mental deterioration and psychosis. Leading writers likeContinue reading “TX T.E.A.M.O.N.E. Campaign to End Solitary Confinement & Repeal BP-3.91”

Q: How do you know when a politician is lying? A: Their mouth is open and speaking! This may be a quirky quip designed to get a chuckle out of people, but it certainly speaks the sinister truth! The truth is that politicians lie and scheme each step of the way to convince the peopleContinue reading “Government Lies, Trumpism and Government Charity – by Harlequin”

Is this the “land of the free”? The land that was promised to our ancestors that died fighting to create “this land”? I thought this was the land where dreams of fairness and mutual respect lives on. The land where you are defined by your actions, not your looks or beliefs! But for too longContinue reading “This Land – by David Elmakayes”

June 19, 2021 Hello friends, allies and comrades alike! My name is Acre. I briefly occupied a long standing aerial blockade known as a “treesit” against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. I was sentenced to 4 months real time (more on paper). The judge said, “A day for each day in the tree”. However, the physicalContinue reading “A Letter from Acre”

One day I was staring out the window with a smirk on my face as I looked across the farmland hat surrounded the prison on all sides. Another inmate came over and asked what I was laughing at. I responded with a question of my own, “Have you ever thought about the origins of prison?”Continue reading “Have You Ever Thought About the Origins of Prison? – by Pepe (a.k.a. Scott)”

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Dear Anarchists We are anarchists At war, the government the target We won’t stop till it’s a carcass Politics, we shall abolish it All of it! Police officers… The ones sworn to protect? Ha Ha I object! I better stop before I get a bullet in my back or a knee on my neck, chokingContinue reading “Dear Anarchists – by Jeffrey Prager”

Hello Comrades! It’s me again. I know, I know, it’s been a while since y’all heard from me. For those of y’all who didn’t know, about 8 months ago, due to the pandemic, my now 8 year old daughter passed away. I’ve been battled depression and punched down suicidal thoughts. I literally went to theContinue reading “I’ve Been Thinking – by Jeffrey Prager”

From bloomingtonabc.noblogs.org Fire Ant is a quarterly publication focused on spreading the words of anarchist prisoners and generating material solidarity for our imprisoned friends. Begun as a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in Maine, Fire Ant seeks to raise material aid for anarchist prisoners while fostering communication between anarchists on both sides of the walls. Issue #9Continue reading “Fire Ant: Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity #9”