John Bowden denied parole
Long term anarchist prisoner John Bowden was recently denied parole and is being held hostage by the system because of his beliefs. He has asked that this letter be circulated….
March Month of Action against Prisons and the State – For Anna
The Empty Cages Collective are calling for a month of action against prisons and the state this March 2019. The month is dedicated to Anna Campbell, an active anti-prison organiser,…
Corporate Watch Report: New ‘Secure School’ as part of a wave of new Children’s prisons
The Government has announced its plans to create a new ‘Secure School’ that will lock up children aged 12-17 as part of a bigger programme to construct more purpose-built secure schools…
Prison Island Tour this October
Corporate Watch, who have been actively researching prison expansion, are going on tour! They will be promoting their new report, Prison Island, at events across England and Wales. The events…
New Podcast: Prison Island on the Lockdown
A researcher at Corporate Watch and organiser with Community Action on Prison Expansion was recently interviewed on Lockdown Podcast about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will…
Inside Britain’s Close Supervision Centres: Prisons within prisons
Source: https://corporatewatch.org/inside-britains-close-supervision-centres-prisons-within-prisons/ Corporate Watch recently interviewed ex-prisoner Kyle Major about his experiences in Close Supervision Centres (CSCs). These are Britain’s highest security prisons and have been described by prisoners as…
Prison Island: A new report on prison expansion in England, Wales and Scotland
Corporate Watch has released its new report on prison expansion in England, Wales and Scotland: Prison Island. It shines a light on one of the biggest prison building programs in…
Inside Britain’s Close Supervision Centres: Info Night
What: Bristol ABC and the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee are hosting ex-prisoner, Kyle Major, to speak at an event in September in Bristol. It is about his experiences in a…
Call for contributions: Prisoner Writings on Prison Abolition
The Empty Cages Collective and the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England is calling out to prisoners and ex-prisoners worldwide to contribute their writing to…
Day of Action Against Youth Prisons – London
Demo at the Australian Embassy What: Demonstration at the Australian Embassy When: 10.00am-12.00pm, Friday 29th September 2017 Where: Australia House Strand London, WC2B 4LA Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/744678969072098 Why: The last…
End Toxic Prisons Tour Dates & Details
Tour Details Thursday 28th September London 7pm, 125 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9RG https://www.facebook.com/events/114869449183950/ Friday 29th September Cardiff With IWW Cymru Wales and No Prisons De Cymru Connect International English…
End Toxic Prisons Tour – Autumn 2017
Announcing the End Toxic Prisons Tour – Autumn 2017! This Autumn, the Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons from the US will be touring the UK with Community Action on Prison…
Dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex – Article in Anarchist Federation Magazine
Below is an online version of an article published in the latest issue of Organise, the magazine of the Anarchist Federation. The Empty Cages Collective is a small anarchist collective…
Empty Cages Collective at the Lush Summit
The Empty Cages Collective will be presenting a workshop at the Lush Sumit 2017 At Tobacco Dock at 5pm on the 9th of Febuary we will be speaking in the…
Truss’ big plans for prison reform have no substance behind them
Source: http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2016/11/16/truss-big-plans-for-prison-reform-have-no-substance-behind-t By The Tartan Con Liz Truss’ white paper on prison safety was widely anticipated. We’re in the middle of a prison crisis and there was hope that the…
Public Meeting about opposing the new Prison in Wellingborough
When: Monday 5th December 2016 6-8pm Where: The Coffee Lounge, 10 Kingsley Park Terrace, Northampton NN2 7HG Wellingborough is set for a new Mega Prison which will: • Overstretch health…
Empty Cages Collective’s response to the Government’s Prison Reform Plans
Yesterday, the British State announced its plans for reforming prisons across England and Wales. This article aims to offer some radical analysis on the situation. We will be working with…
PROTEST the European Custody and Detention Summit, 15 November
From: https://downsizingcriminaljustice.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/boycott-the-european-custody-and-detention-summit/ On the 15th and 16th of November, the European Custody and Detention Summit is taking place at The Tower of London, described by the organisers as ‘the world’s original…
America’s Female Prison Population Has Grown 800% and Nobody Is Talking About It
Source: http://theantimedia.org/female-prison-population-800-percent/ This past Saturday, June 25th, Harris talked about her work to a group of journalists and bloggers who traveled to Washington D.C. from different corners of the country…
Rebellion and Reprisals: How outside support can impact the outcome of prison struggles
Source: Mask Magazine http://maskmagazine.com/the-prisoner-issue/life/rebellion-and-reprisals On September 9, prisoners in more than seventeen US states are planning a nationally coordinated work stoppage and protest, according to the Incarcerated Workers’ Organizing Committee…
Convict and Immigrant Detainee Struggles Converge in Strike Wave
by Amiri Barksdale Source: Insurgent Notes http://insurgentnotes.com/2016/06/convict-and-immigrant-detainee-struggles-converge-in-strike-wave/ The ultimate expression of law is not order—it is prison. George Jackson, Blood In My Eye (1971) There was a time in…
The Northern Frontline against Prisons
This week, members of the Empty Cages Collective and Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) WISE-RA are touring the North of England to speak about prison expansion and the harm of…
The Private Prison Industry’s New Criminal Justice Ventures
Source: CityLab http://www.citylab.com/crime/2016/09/the-private-prison-industrys-new-criminal-justice-ventures/499964/ Detainees leave the the cafeteria at the Stewart Detention Facility, a Corrections Corporation of America center in Lumpkin, Georgia. (Kate Brumback/AP) The Department of Justice’s sudden announcement…
#PrisonStrike Resistance to Slavery Across the World
Source: It’s Going Down https://itsgoingdown.org/prisonstrike-resistance-to-slavery-across-the-world/ This week, on the 45th Anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising, prisoners across the US will go out on strike on September 9th against prison…
Response Post to Reform Prisons
In the Queen’s Speech in May of this year the government unveiled new plans to reform the UK prison system. In much of the mainstream media and by many politicians…