Prisons

Herman Wallace, free after 41 years in solitary, dies

October 4, 2013 By Special to People’s World

One of the "Angola 3" political prisoners, Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in solitary confinement, was released from the Louisiana prison this week and tragically died three days later.

Female prisoners in Calif. found to be the victims of coerced sterilizations

July 15, 2013 By Michelle Kern

From at least 1997-2010, nearly 150 women were found to be sterilized while in prison,.

Amidst hunger strike, pressure rises to close Guantanamo prison

May 3, 2013 By Emile Schepers

A hunger strike by at least 100 prisoners at Guantanamo, now in its fourth month, continues, has upped the pressure on the president and Congress to close the prison.

Jailed in the land of the free

October 4, 2012 By Michael Langdon

In the middle of last year, due to a traffic violation, I spent a few months as a guest of our local county correctional facility.

Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends

September 13, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard...