News and Press

Rustbelt Abolition Radio, Prelude to the 2018 Prisoner Strike- https://rustbeltradio.org/2018/08/08/ep20/

In these Times, Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery” – http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21118/prisoners-strike-slavery-nationwide-unpaid-labor-south-carolina-riot

Sojourners Magazine, How Activists Are Connecting the Dots Between Faith and the Prison Strike – https://sojo.net/articles/how-activists-are-connecting-dots-between-faith-and-prison-strike

Black Agenda Radio Podcast hosted by Kyle Fraser – https://www.blackagendareport.com/nationwide-prison-strike-set-august-21-september-9

National Prison Strike Promo ft. Cole Dorsey IWOC- https://vimeo.com/283756482

San Fransisco Bay View- http://sfbayview.com/2018/07/national-prison-strike/

Indigo Radio Podcast hosted by Cory and Anna – https://soundcloud.com/user-654648353/national-prison-strike

It’s Going Down, Why Prisoners Are Calling for a Strike After Grisly Tragedy in SC – https://itsgoingdown.org/why-prisoners-are-calling-for-a-strike-after-grizzly-tragedy/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Strike Breaks Out at Angola Prison As Momentum Builds for National Prison Strike- https://itsgoingdown.org/strike-breaks-out-at-angola-prison-as-momentum-builds-for-national-prison-strike/

Don Diva Global Media, THE “NATIONAL PRISONERS STRIKE” IS SLATED FOR THIS SUMMER & THESE ARE THE DETAILS- https://dondivamag.com/the-national-prisoners-strike-is-slated-for-this-summer-these-are-the-details/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3141904754

Pacific Standard Magazine, HOW TO ORGANIZE A PRISON STRIKE- https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-to-organize-a-prison-strike

Shadow Proof, INTERVIEW: SOUTH CAROLINA PRISONERS CHALLENGE NARRATIVE AROUND VIOLENCE AT LEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION- https://shadowproof.com/2018/05/03/interview-south-carolina-prisoners-challenge-narrative-around-violence-lee-correctional-institution/

Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, Missouri Prisoner Uprising: Statement From Inside and Call to Action- https://incarceratedworkers.org/news/missouri-prisoner-uprising-statement-inside-and-call-action

abc15 News, Dozens rally outside Lee Correctional Institute for prisoner’s rights- http://wpde.com/news/local/dozens-rally-outside-lee-correctional-institute-for-prisoner-rights

The Final Straw Radio, END PRISON SLAVERY: NATIONAL PRISON STRIKE 2018, AUG 21ST- SEPT 9- https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/07/08/august21-prison-strike-2018/

The Nevada Independent- Nevada inmates held in Arizona private prison go on hunger strike, allege subpar conditions- https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-inmates-held-in-arizona-private-prison-go-on-hunger-strike-allege-subpar-conditions

USA Today- ‘You can’t just treat people like animals’: U.S. prison strike prompts solidarity rallies- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/22/prison-strike-sparks-nationwide-protests/1065723002/

World Socialist Web Site- Hundreds of detained immigrants join US national prison strike- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/23/stri-a23.html

Sputnik News- US Inmates Strike to End ‘Prison Industrial Slave Complex- https://sputniknews.com/amp/us/201808221067376617-Inmates-Strike-Prison-Slave-Complex/?__twitter_impression=true

The Intercept- Prison Strike Organizer Warns: Brutal Prison Conditions Risk “Another Attica”- https://theintercept.com/2018/08/21/prison-strike-2018-attica/

Vox- A mass incarceration expert says the 2018 prison strike could be “one of the largest the country has ever seen” – https://www.vox.com/2018/8/21/17721874/national-prison-strike-2018-lauren-brooke-eisen-13th-amendment-attica

USA Today- Prisoners nationwide go on strike to protest ‘modern-day slavery’- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/21/prisoners-strike-protest-attica-lee-correctional/1045008002/

*Democracy Now!- National Prison Strike Begins: Prisoners in 17 States Demand End to “Slave Labor” Behind Bars- https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/21/national_prison_strike_begins_prisoners_in

Democracy Now!- From Attica to South Carolina: Heather Ann Thompson on the Roots of the Nationwide Prison Strike- https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/21/from_attica_to_south_carolina_heather?autostart=true

The Guardian- US inmates stage nationwide prison labor strike over ‘modern slavery’- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/20/prison-labor-protest-america-jailhouse-lawyers-speak

BBC- US inmates nationwide strike to protest ‘modern slavery’- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45261381

The Washington Post- Inmates across the U.S. are staging a prison strike over ‘modern-day slavery’- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/08/21/inmates-across-us-are-staging-prison-strike-over-modern-day-slavery/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3797b8e3d872

NPR- Inmates Plan To Hold Weeks-Long Strike At Prisons Across U.S.- https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640493211/inmates-plan-to-hold-two-week-strike-at-prisons-across-u-s

Slate- Prisoners Launch National 19-Day Strike to Protest Unpaid Labor and Poor Prison Conditions –https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/national-prison-strike-launches-over-underpaid-labor-and-prison-conditions.html

Splinter News!- America’s Prisoners Are Striking for Their Lives

ACLU- The Nationwide Prison Strike: Why It’s Happening and What It Means for Ending Mass Incarceration https://www.aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/mass-incarceration/nationwide-prison-strike-why-its-happening-and-what-it-means

Shadowproof- Ohio Prisoners Face Crackdown for Speaking Publicly About National Strike-https://shadowproof.com/2018/08/20/ohio-prisoners-repression-talking-publicly-prison-strike/

Mother Jones- Prisoners Are Getting Creative to Pull Off a Massive Strike This Week-https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/08/prison-strike-inmate-labor-organizers/