Today in Labor History November 19, 1915: Joe Hill, IWW organizer and song writer was executed by a Utah firing squad after being convicted of murder on trumped-up charges. His final message from prison was “Don’t mourn, Organize!” His ashes were supposedly sprinkled in every state of the union, except Utah, because he had said, "I don't want to be found dead in Utah." They were also sprinkled in Canada, Sweden, Australia and Canada. Some of his most famous songs were “The Preacher and the Slave,” “The Rebel Girl,” “There is Power in a Union,” “Casey Jones, the Union Scab,” and “Mr. Block.” In 1988, an envelope containing his remaining ashes was discovered. Abbie Hoffman suggested that folksinger Billy Bragg should consume them and he supposedly did, washed down, of course, with copious union beer.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #IWW #joehill #anarchism #deathpenalty #prison #folkmusic #singer #execution #solidarity

Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A #prison guard describes rampant abuse

https://apnews.com/article/israel-prison-deaths-palestinians-de4bf5ba8b06554af4498ccdf1e53b0f

> TEL AVIV, #Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in #Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a #HumanRights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and #detention centers contributed to many of the deaths it examined.

#Palestine

Today in Labor History November 19, 1915: Joe Hill, IWW organizer and song writer was executed by a Utah firing squad after being convicted of murder on trumped-up charges. His final message from prison was “Don’t mourn, Organize!” His ashes were supposedly sprinkled in every state of the union, except Utah, because he had said, "I don't want to be found dead in Utah." They were also sprinkled in Canada, Sweden, Australia and Canada. Some of his most famous songs were “The Preacher and the Slave,” “The Rebel Girl,” “There is Power in a Union,” “Casey Jones, the Union Scab,” and “Mr. Block.” In 1988, an envelope containing his remaining ashes was discovered. Abbie Hoffman suggested that folksinger Billy Bragg should consume them and he supposedly did, washed down, of course, with copious union beer.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #IWW #joehill #anarchism #deathpenalty #prison #folkmusic #singer #execution #solidarity

Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A #prison guard describes rampant abuse

https://apnews.com/article/israel-prison-deaths-palestinians-de4bf5ba8b06554af4498ccdf1e53b0f

> TEL AVIV, #Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in #Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a #HumanRights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and #detention centers contributed to many of the deaths it examined.

#Palestine

Dans le Val-de-Marne, le rectorat organise des "rallyes citoyens" avec du personnel de prison, et surprise, l'opération dégénère, certains élèves finissent en sang. "Ils m'ont expliqué que leur but était de montrer qu’il ne servait à rien de s’opposer aux forces de l’ordre, car ces dernières auraient toujours le dessus", témoigne une enseignante, effarée. C'est ignoble... https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/111125/dans-un-lycee-professionnel-des-ateliers-vis-ma-vie-de-detenu-degenerent-en-fight-club

#Politique #Enseignement #Ecole #Lycee #Rectorat #Prison #Justice #Darmanin #Education

AYFKM???

#Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US #House Rep #GeorgeSantos, who is serving more than 7 years in federal #prison after pleading #guilty to #fraud & #IdentityTheft charges.

The #NY Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors & stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.

#criminal #law #pardon #commutation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News

AYFKM???

#Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US #House Rep #GeorgeSantos, who is serving more than 7 years in federal #prison after pleading #guilty to #fraud & #IdentityTheft charges.

The #NY Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors & stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.

#criminal #law #pardon #commutation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News

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#prison #torment #help @aral @joynewacc

"Look at the immense joy and overwhelming happiness of my nephew and his entire family when they were finally reunited after two long years of him suffering, being tortured, and beaten in the occupation’s prisons. Words cannot describe the deep happiness and relief I feel seeing them together again 😀❤️❤️🙏"

https://gofund.me/78acabc1

#prison #torment #help @aral @joynewacc

Sarkozy sera incarcéré le 21 octobre à la Santé, selon Le Figaro. L'ex-président a fait appel de sa condamnation dans l'affaire Kadhafi mais ce recours n’est pas suspensif, avec l'exécution provisoire. L’audience devrait se tenir en mars 2026 devant la 13e chambre correctionnelle de la cour d’appel. Le clan Sarko fait campagne pour obtenir une grâce pour l'ancien président mais cette mesure n'est possible qu'une fois tous les recours épuisés...

#Politique #Sarkozy #Prison #Justice #Corruption

Sarkozy sera incarcéré le 21 octobre à la Santé, selon Le Figaro. L'ex-président a fait appel de sa condamnation dans l'affaire Kadhafi mais ce recours n’est pas suspensif, avec l'exécution provisoire. L’audience devrait se tenir en mars 2026 devant la 13e chambre correctionnelle de la cour d’appel. Le clan Sarko fait campagne pour obtenir une grâce pour l'ancien président mais cette mesure n'est possible qu'une fois tous les recours épuisés...

#Politique #Sarkozy #Prison #Justice #Corruption

IMPORTANT
Thread about Luzira Upper Prison in Uganda. We are working to help hundreds there.

https://transrescue.org/donations/donate

@lgbtqia
@lgbtq@newsmast.community
@lgbt
@LGBTQ@kbin.social
@queer
@QueerNewsat
@QueerNews_2024
#trans #TransRights
#Trans #Refugee #Migration #Africa #Genocide #Transgender #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#neveragainisnow
#prison

New rabbit hole: There's apparently been a full-blown panic among law enforcement and corrections officers about fentanyl exposure for the past 3 or more years. Large numbers of LEOs believe that merely touching fentanyl is fatal. There are multiple online videos of officers touching something confiscated in an arrest and then collapsing. There are reports of dozens of correctional officers being rushed to the ER after reportedly touching fentanyl soaked into envelopes in the mail room--one even died last year (summer 2024).

Meanwhile, there are MDs and substance use experts on record saying that literally cannot happen: nobody even gets a buzz from fentanyl by just touching it, let alone dying. There is now scholarly research documenting the widespread false beliefs about fentanyl in LEO circles, and at least one suggesting that all the incidents represent a "culture bound syndrome" in law enforcement; essentially a mass delusion, which triggers panic attacks and perhaps some hypnosis-like states of consciousness.

I haven't verified this point, yet, but I saw one online document alleging that in none of the alleged single-contact exposure reactions to fentanyl (or amphetamines, which are cited in many other incidents) has there ever been an investigation finding any drugs on the mail items, or finding that the officer's reaction really was from the drug they apparently touched. In almost all cases there is apparently no investigation at all, beyond interviewing the officers about their beliefs of what happened.

Anyway, these incidents are also being used by corrections and LE officers to justify #censorship and #torture of #prisoners.

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/worker-dies-at-california-prison-amid-fentanyl-exposure-concerns-13173

#fentanyl #drugs #panic #prison #oppression

New rabbit hole: There's apparently been a full-blown panic among law enforcement and corrections officers about fentanyl exposure for the past 3 or more years. Large numbers of LEOs believe that merely touching fentanyl is fatal. There are multiple online videos of officers touching something confiscated in an arrest and then collapsing. There are reports of dozens of correctional officers being rushed to the ER after reportedly touching fentanyl soaked into envelopes in the mail room--one even died last year (summer 2024).

Meanwhile, there are MDs and substance use experts on record saying that literally cannot happen: nobody even gets a buzz from fentanyl by just touching it, let alone dying. There is now scholarly research documenting the widespread false beliefs about fentanyl in LEO circles, and at least one suggesting that all the incidents represent a "culture bound syndrome" in law enforcement; essentially a mass delusion, which triggers panic attacks and perhaps some hypnosis-like states of consciousness.

I haven't verified this point, yet, but I saw one online document alleging that in none of the alleged single-contact exposure reactions to fentanyl (or amphetamines, which are cited in many other incidents) has there ever been an investigation finding any drugs on the mail items, or finding that the officer's reaction really was from the drug they apparently touched. In almost all cases there is apparently no investigation at all, beyond interviewing the officers about their beliefs of what happened.

Anyway, these incidents are also being used by corrections and LE officers to justify #censorship and #torture of #prisoners.

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/worker-dies-at-california-prison-amid-fentanyl-exposure-concerns-13173

#fentanyl #drugs #panic #prison #oppression

Édit: Le procès en appel de Sarkozy dans l’affaire Kadhafi devrait se dérouler avant le 25 mars 2026. On me signale que le délai est normal car des peines de prison ferme ont été décidées. Et les avocats de l'ex-président peuvent déposer des demandes de mise en liberté en attendant. https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/financement-libyen-le-proces-en-appel-de-nicolas-sarkozy-aura-lieu-avant-le-25-mars-20251001

#Politique #Sarkozy #Justice #Proce #Kadhafi #Avocat #Prison #Election

Édit: Le procès en appel de Sarkozy dans l’affaire Kadhafi devrait se dérouler avant le 25 mars 2026. On me signale que le délai est normal car des peines de prison ferme ont été décidées. Et les avocats de l'ex-président peuvent déposer des demandes de mise en liberté en attendant. https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/financement-libyen-le-proces-en-appel-de-nicolas-sarkozy-aura-lieu-avant-le-25-mars-20251001

#Politique #Sarkozy #Justice #Proce #Kadhafi #Avocat #Prison #Election

BFM a commandé un sondage sur la condamnation de Sarkozy à Elabe. Dans le détail, six Français sur 10 qualifient la peine de juste et 72% se disent choqués par les attaques contre la présidente du tribunal. Mais quelle drôle d'idée de demander leurs avis à des personnes qui dans leur majorité n'ont pas lu les 400 pages du jugement et n'ont probablement pas suivi le dossier (je n'en ai lu moi-même qu'une partie). Populisme médiatique...

#Politique #BFM #Sarkozy #Prison #Proces #Sondage #Medias

At least 15 people have died in ICE custody since President Trump took office. Hundreds are still missing. Mostly plucked from the streets, their homes, workplaces, immigration courts, by masked armed thugs, often without warrants. Overwhelming majority of those arrested had committed no felonies. Many were U.S. citizens with the legal right to be here.

This is fascism. And Trump is ensuring that his buddies in the private prison system are profiting handsomely from it.

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5549411/ossoff-warnock-noem-immigration-detention-death

#trump #ice #immigration #prison #concentrationcamps

During the birdsite's heyday, it was a place where we engaged with other people who cared about sending #books to incarcerated #readers. We followed and retweeted #prison book programs in the US, Canada, UK, and France. We also chatted with many of our volunteers and supporters.

We love Mastodon, but are finding it a bit lonely. We would love to follow other groups that send books to people in #prisons. Does anyone have recommendations for whom we should follow?

Boosts welcome.