Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, as human rights organizations demand death penalty pardons
Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, but includes no current political prisoners who continue to languish behind bars
Prisoners are setting themselves on fire to draw attention to abuses at a Virginia prison
A string of self-immolations at Red Onion State Prison has drawn attention to the violence of the system of mass incarceration
In the US, voting is a privilege, not a right
People in the US are set to head to the polls soon to decide their next president. But the country has yet to contend with a past and present reality of voter suppression
Advocates fight to stop execution of innocent death row prisoner Marcellus Williams in less than a week
William’s execution is set for September 24 despite DNA evidence proving him innocent, his legal team pledges to keep up the fight
Incarcerated organizers complete eight weeks of Alabama prison shutdown
Prisoners in Alabama have been organizing for years against a prison system which upholds modern day slavery
Alabama prisoners organize against a system rigged to maintain a system of modern day slavery
Alabama prisoners lead struggle against “most violent and inhumane prison system in the country”
Bukele reelected in El Salvador amid a state of exception
The polarizing figure Nayib Bukele won the presidential elections with 85% of the votes, a historic margin of victory over the opposing candidates
Ruchell Magee wins his release after 67 years in shackles
At 83 years old, US political prisoner Ruchell “Cinque” Magee is to be released following a lifetime spent under the boot of oppression
NUMSA welcomes message of support from US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
The South African metalworkers’ union continues to urge US Judge Lucretia Clemmons to release Mumia Abu-Jamal who has been in prison for over four decades
US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole
After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live
Slavery was on the ballot in the US midterms. Who voted to abolish it?
More than 150 years after slavery was outlawed in the US, the practice persists in the form of forced, unpaid prison labor. Five states had the opportunity to end this.
Biden’s marijuana pardon: What does it really mean?
No one will walk out of prison solely due to Biden’s pardon as marijuana possession is almost entirely prosecuted at the State level. It is unclear if State governors will follow in Biden’s footsteps
- Panamanian movements vow to resist Trump’s threats to their sovereignty
- Over 80 US cities to hold protests on Trump’s inauguration day
- “Why aren’t you at The Hague?”: Journalist dragged from US Secretary of State briefing
- Warhawk Senator Marco Rubio confirmed as Trump’s Secretary of State
- Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over martial law decree
