Feb 22, 2020
Support Copwatcher Ramsey Orta!
From Jacob / We Copwatch: We just visited Ramsey Orta and he is staying strong. For those that don't know, Ramsey filmed the 2014, NYPD...
Jul 11, 2019
Santa Rita Inmate Suffocated from Restraints Used by Deputies
Yes, this is what we have been afraid of. Ban spit hoods. Its humiliating. It's torture. And yes, sometimes lethal. Berkeley City...
Feb 27, 2018
Berkeley Literature Grad Dies Alone in Yuba County Jail
Read the article: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article198064374.html Do you know this man? This person was mentally ill and...
Jul 30, 2016
Shout Their Names
Shout their names - tomorrow and everyday. Justice 4 Kayla Moore, killed here in Berkeley! Justice for Jessica Williams across the bay! ...
Jul 14, 2016
The Box: A Play about Solitary Confinement
I am sure this show will be amazing. Go if you can. Really. From the event page: In 2009, journalist and playwright Sarah Shourd was...
Jul 8, 2012
SAFE California Act is a Bait and Switch to Divert Funds to Law Enforcement
When voters across California go to the polls in November, we will find options in the SAFE California Act: here, we are offered the...
Jul 17, 2011
SUPPORT the HUNGERSTRIKERS!
On July 1st, prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU) began an indefinite hunger strike to protest the...
Apr 29, 2011
Are the Feds Pushing Gang Injunctions?
Ali Winston for The Informant April 26, 2011: “The gang injunction strategy pursued by Oakland City Attorney John Russo appears to be...
Mar 17, 2011
‘COINTELPRO 101’: An Interview with Filmmaker Claude Marks
In an interview by Minister of Information JR in the SF BayView newspaper, Claude Marks teaches us some history: “COINTELPRO is both a...
Mar 6, 2011
Georgia Prison Guards Arrested for Retaliatory Abuse of Inmate
Julienne Hing for Colorlines reports on the arrest of seven Georgia prison guards for brutal beating of Terrance Dean in Macon State...
