Dismantle & Transform: On Abolition, Decolonization, & Insurgent Politics
Source: http://abolitionjournal.org/dismantle-and-transform/ A conversation between Harsha Walia and Andrew Dilts, recorded February 5, 2015. Edited for length and clarity, January 2016. Although the conversation is somewhat dated and political contexts are shifting, the overall issues remain…
Merseyside prison to close next year
No doubt a new mega prison is on the horizon for Merseyside… Source: http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-26/merseyside-prison-to-close/ HMP Kennet Photo: PA A prison in Merseyside which is one of the most overcrowded in the…
Troubled history of Peterhead jail from ‘hate factory’ to health fears
Source: http://stv.tv/news/features/1353639-troubled-history-of-peterhead-jail-from-hate-factory-to-health-fears/ The ‘super-jail’ sits next to the old prison site where riots and hostage-takings once took place. ‘Hate factory’: Inside Scotland’s hardest jail. HEMEDIA/SWNS Group After over a century…
Prison system discriminates against women, say Sisters Uncut – video
“The government is investing millions to build 9 mega prisons by 2020 to further criminalise women, people of colour and working class communities. At the same time they’re cutting the…
7 May: Day of Action against detention centres in UK and across Europe
From shut down detention centres. See below for a list of events in different locations. JOIN US ON THE 7th MAY: TRANSNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED PEOPLE & PROTEST…
Report of Office Actions and Outreach from the Women and Trans* Week of Action
An action report of what took place as part of the Women and Trans* Week of Action Against the Prison Industrial Complex. A report of the gathering on the weekend…
HMP Berwyn: The coming super-jail in North Wales by Yasmin Begum
VIA Anarchist Federation Wales The UK government has recently unveiled plans for the opening of a new prison in Wrexham, North Wales. It is following in the footsteps of American…
Tear Down the Walls info tour in Scotland – March 2016
In March 2016 the Emty Cages Collective facilitated workshops on the prison industrial complex (PIC) in the UK focusing mainly on the Scottish context and the exponential rate of prison…
Tear Down The Walls Workshop and Communal Dinner with London Food Not Bombs
Tuesday, May 24 at 5:30 PM Black Cat 76 Clarence Road, E5 8HB London, United Kingdom Co-hosted by Empty Cages Collective and North London Food Not Bombs at the Black…