Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.

Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.

All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.

#News #HumanRights#Prison#Immigration#Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump

Puget Sound Anarchists: Solidarity with Alfredo Cospito! (Olympia)

https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/solidarity-with-alfredo-cospito-olympia/

anonymous submission – Letter Writing & Info Night Monday, August 11th 8PM @ Yauger Park Shelter Masks Required & Provided It’s a potluck!…

#Event#Prison#Uncategorized#Alfredocospito#Letterwriting#Olympia#Prisonersolidarity#Stcas

The DOJ has halted lawsuits accusing Louisiana of keeping prisoners locked up long after they were meant to be released and South Carolina of institutionalizing thousands of mentally ill people — sometimes for decades — in violation of federal law.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-civil-rights-lawsuits-halted-louisiana-south-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Law #DOJ #CivilRights #Prison #Louisiana #SouthCarolina #MentalIllness #News

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.

Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.

All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.

#News #HumanRights#Prison#Immigration#Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump

Today in Labor History July 21, 1921: Hundreds of antifascist activists chased off 600 fascists in Sarzana, Italy, who were trying to free several a fascist squad from prison, after they opened fire. Led by the anti-fascist Arditi del Popolo, the people chased the fascists into the neighboring hills, killing 18 of them. Sarzana continued to be a center of partisan resistance to fascism during World War Two.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #fascism #antifa #antifascism #italy #prison #worldwartwo

Today in Labor History July 21, 1921: Hundreds of antifascist activists chased off 600 fascists in Sarzana, Italy, who were trying to free several a fascist squad from prison, after they opened fire. Led by the anti-fascist Arditi del Popolo, the people chased the fascists into the neighboring hills, killing 18 of them. Sarzana continued to be a center of partisan resistance to fascism during World War Two.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #fascism #antifa #antifascism #italy #prison #worldwartwo

A #grandmother in SE England was busted running a #criminal #family business dealing £80 million of #cocaine across the entire region - her family members and associates all got long #prison sentences

I hope at least Ghost the #cat is looked after (maybe by an animal rescue?) and manages to find a good home whilst his owners are inside, as he didn't have any involvement in the #crime

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx27w1dwe9o

Today in Labor History July 14, 1789: Parisians stormed the Bastille during the French Revolution. The Bastille was a fortress, armory and political prison, and was a symbol of tyranny, feudal authority and the "divine" rights of kings. The Marquis de Sade had been imprisoned there and was transferred out only 10 days before the storming. The French Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the monarchy, replacing it with a bourgeois republic. However, it sparked optimism among working people throughout the world and inspired other revolutions, like the Haitian Revolution, in 1791.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #french #Revolution #bastille #haiti #prison #torture

Today in Labor History July 14, 1789: Parisians stormed the Bastille during the French Revolution. The Bastille was a fortress, armory and political prison, and was a symbol of tyranny, feudal authority and the "divine" rights of kings. The Marquis de Sade had been imprisoned there and was transferred out only 10 days before the storming. The French Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the monarchy, replacing it with a bourgeois republic. However, it sparked optimism among working people throughout the world and inspired other revolutions, like the Haitian Revolution, in 1791.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #french #Revolution #bastille #haiti #prison #torture

Today in Labor History July 4, 1840: The anti-rent association of Berne in the Hudson Valley issued its Declaration of Independence, starting the Anti-Rent War, which lasted until August 1845. Also known as the Helderberg War, the anti-rent war was a tenants' revolt in upstate New York against the patroons, who acted as feudal lords with the right to make laws. The first meeting of the Anti-Rent tenant farmers was held in Berne, New York on July 4, 1839. Leaders of the revolt were tried for riot, conspiracy and robbery in 1845. The first trial resulted in no convictions. A re-trial in September 1845 saw a fist-fight between the attorneys who were sentenced to solitary confinement for 24 hours. One defendant, Smith A. Boughton, was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was pardoned by the pro-Anti-Renter John Young.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #rent #protest #prison #newyork #tenants #revolt#AntiRentWar #landreform #tax

Today in Labor History July 4, 1840: The anti-rent association of Berne in the Hudson Valley issued its Declaration of Independence, starting the Anti-Rent War, which lasted until August 1845. Also known as the Helderberg War, the anti-rent war was a tenants' revolt in upstate New York against the patroons, who acted as feudal lords with the right to make laws. The first meeting of the Anti-Rent tenant farmers was held in Berne, New York on July 4, 1839. Leaders of the revolt were tried for riot, conspiracy and robbery in 1845. The first trial resulted in no convictions. A re-trial in September 1845 saw a fist-fight between the attorneys who were sentenced to solitary confinement for 24 hours. One defendant, Smith A. Boughton, was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was pardoned by the pro-Anti-Renter John Young.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #rent #protest #prison #newyork #tenants #revolt#AntiRentWar #landreform #tax

If you live in the #WashingtonDC area and have #books that you would like to donate to people in #prison, please see the Donate Books page on our web site for details of what books we seek and when/where to drop them off:
http://dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate-books/

If you don't live in the DC area, look for a local prison book program at:
https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/

There are also numerous one-time book drives serving various institutions. Here's an example of one that just made the news:
https://www.inforum.com/news/moorhead/ndsu-group-sends-hundreds-of-books-to-clay-county-jail

If you live in the #WashingtonDC area and have #books that you would like to donate to people in #prison, please see the Donate Books page on our web site for details of what books we seek and when/where to drop them off:
http://dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate-books/

If you don't live in the DC area, look for a local prison book program at:
https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/

There are also numerous one-time book drives serving various institutions. Here's an example of one that just made the news:
https://www.inforum.com/news/moorhead/ndsu-group-sends-hundreds-of-books-to-clay-county-jail

i had lost touch with jane's revenge political prisoner Hridindu Roychowdhury for a little bit, but recently found out that he had been transferred to county jail (and thus without any programming and likely without any of his prior possessions) as punishment for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury. in effect, his federal sentence is frozen in time, even while he's still being jailed for contempt for refusing to snitch.

https://cldc.org/international-day-of-solidarity-with-long-term-anarchist-prisoners-june-11-2025/

Hridindu is a total gem, broadly knowledgable, supremely affable, varied in interests and skills, all around charming individual -- and more than that, a committed anarchist who acted directly against the rising tide of fascistic christian nationalism in the u.s. and took a principled stand in refusing to cooperate with the state.

please write him a note of support, encouragement or solidarity so that he knows people have his back while he faces renewed state repression. his address is:

Hridindu Roychowdhury
Columbia County Jail
403 Jackson St
Portage, WI 53901

#janesrevenge #prison #solidarity #support#FireToThePrisons#FreeThemAll

i had lost touch with jane's revenge political prisoner Hridindu Roychowdhury for a little bit, but recently found out that he had been transferred to county jail (and thus without any programming and likely without any of his prior possessions) as punishment for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury. in effect, his federal sentence is frozen in time, even while he's still being jailed for contempt for refusing to snitch.

https://cldc.org/international-day-of-solidarity-with-long-term-anarchist-prisoners-june-11-2025/

Hridindu is a total gem, broadly knowledgable, supremely affable, varied in interests and skills, all around charming individual -- and more than that, a committed anarchist who acted directly against the rising tide of fascistic christian nationalism in the u.s. and took a principled stand in refusing to cooperate with the state.

please write him a note of support, encouragement or solidarity so that he knows people have his back while he faces renewed state repression. his address is:

Hridindu Roychowdhury
Columbia County Jail
403 Jackson St
Portage, WI 53901

#janesrevenge #prison #solidarity #support#FireToThePrisons#FreeThemAll