Author Archives: KLR

Internal Affairs at PCF have been confiscating political material, newsletters, and other publications being sent to inmates. They claim that the newsletters consist of “unauthorized offender-to-offender contact” because some of the publications contain articles, letters, or stories written by inmates. They claim that the inmates seeing these printed materials consists of a “security risk,” and they confiscate the newsletters and magazines. This is a clear violation of the inmates’ First Amendment rights. They have the right to access political material and prison newsletters. Rules against offender-to-offender communication were designed to keep inmates from writing directly to each other, not from … Continue reading →

It’s official! Our first episode will air Friday, August 5th, at 5:30PM. You’ll also be able to hear us online via this website, as well as via iTunes podcast and wfhb.org. Special thanks to Izzy Jarvis for our new logo: Stay … Continue reading →

Wisconsion prisoners hold hunger strike to protest solitary confinement: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/

Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF), in Carlisle, Indiana has a long history of racist violence by guards against African American inmates. Recently, I have been informed of serious abuse being enacted by guards against Angaza Iman Bahar (Jimmy Jones) #891782, a long-term prisoner who has repeatedly fought for his rights and the rights of all prisoners. He has been assaulted and placed in segregation, just 48 hours after being released from three months of segregation into general population. The guard … Continue reading →

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