FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—–May 25, 2021 Contact: Lauren Regan, CLDC Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorneyinfo@cldc.org or (541) 687-9180 CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Anti-Racist Political Prisoner Eric King Eugene, OR —Today, the Civil Liberties Defense Center filed a federal civil rights lawsuit under Bivens v. Six Unnamed Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 403 U.S.Continue reading “CLDC Files Civil Rights Suit On Behalf of Anti-Racist Political Prisoner Eric King”
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More @rt from Kit Brixton
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Who Benefits From Drug Laws? – by Steve McCain
What we need now is less, not more. Drug laws perpetuate crime, which, in turn, perpetuates poverty in a never ending cycle. Is a poor child, who grows up surrounded by drugs and their trappings, more likely to become a stock broker or a drug dealer as an adult? Conversely, is the rich child, whoContinue reading “Who Benefits From Drug Laws? – by Steve McCain”
Criminal Injustice – by Steven McCain
Contrary to what some may believe – I myself was in this camp upon a time, that the US Criminal Justice System is not broken. On the contrary, it is functioning as intended. There is a myth told; no, worse, than a myth, a lie; that prisons make society safer. With but few exceptions, theyContinue reading “Criminal Injustice – by Steven McCain”
Prison Labor – by Steve McCain
They Will Never Kill The Beautiful Idea – by Comrade Z
“For many decades, white elites in the South used the punishment system to transfer wealth, confiscate land, and preserve racial hierarchy through convict leasing – that is criminalizing people so that their bodies could be forced to work for profit. In contemporary prisons throughout the United States, 800,000 people work long hours every day inContinue reading “They Will Never Kill The Beautiful Idea – by Comrade Z”
Zombie Regrets – by Eric King
I’m sorry, I ruined the party caused a big mess in the lobby I’m sorry I killed your best friend had to eat your intestines I’m sorry I broke your hot plate feel bad, for eating your hot face I’m sorry, that you weren’t ready treated guts like they were spaghetti I’m sorry I causedContinue reading “Zombie Regrets – by Eric King”
You Are The Resistance (April 11, 2021) – by Sean Swain, from The Final Straw Radio
Hello, This week’s episode of the Final Straw has a section by Sean Swain talking about repression against prisoners including both Z in Texas and the hunger strikers in Ohio, here’s a transcription of it: “We’re three months into the Biden administration, which was promised to be a nationwide kumbaya moment. But simultaneously, it appears theContinue reading “You Are The Resistance (April 11, 2021) – by Sean Swain, from The Final Straw Radio”
A Cautionary Tale – by Joshua Cook
From: Joshua Cooke. Sussex I State Prison in Waverly, VA: “The Matrix Killer”. That’s what the media decided to call me. It’s a misnomer really, but yet when it comes to the subject of violent media affecting a young person’s mind, I do happen to have a certain perspective on it that others may not.Continue reading “A Cautionary Tale – by Joshua Cook”
