Direct action
RESISTING THE SKY JAIL: Protesters charged in protests to block construction of the world’s highest jail in New York City. (5/2/22)
JUSTICE BEHIND BARS: Charges withdrawn against wardens after their protests of “powderkeg” conditions at a U.K. prison. (4/19/22)
A WEBBY FOR THE INNOCENCE PROJECT: “Happiest Moments” tells the stories of three of the 237 people exonerated by the IP’s efforts. (4/28/22) Danger for activism here and here.
History
BANNED BEHIND BARS: The author of a recent history of the Attica uprising sues to make the book available in prisons. (3/31/22)
Jail
ABUSE BEHIND BARS: Inmates sue California prisons, charging abuse and willful exposure to COVID–as well as violations of their basic rights to organize. (1/5/22)
LGBTQ AND IN JAIL: Why are gays so overrepresented in the American prison system?
Impact
WHY THE DELAY? The activist-backed mayor of St. Louis has not followed through with a promise to close a notorious jail. (3/16/22)
Litigation
AMNESTY PLEA: Citing irregularities in his trial, supporters of Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in a 1977 shootout with FBI agents, plea for his release. The disputed incident took place near the site of the Wounded Knee protests. (2/26/22)
GETTING OUT OF JAIL: After serving half of an 81-month service for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald. Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke is getting out of jail. Activists have called for the city to “shut down” in protest. A federal investigation is pending. (1/24/22)
Strategy and tactics
ISOLATED, TORTURED, AND ACTIVIST: Plotting a hunger strike from isolation at Pelican Bay State Prison in California. (Classic)