Workers behind bars are among those being hit hardest by COVID-19. One in five state and federal prisoners in the U.S. has tested positive for the virus, a rate over four times higher than in the general population. In some…
The Militant sends holiday greetings to fellow workers behind bars! We will continue to tell the truth about the conditions you face and to fight to ensure you can receive our paper and news about the struggles of working people…
MARIETTA, Ga. — “It’s monstrous what they are doing. How do we allow this?” asked Wanda Webb, one of dozens of family members and former inmates who spoke out at a Feb. 18 meeting here protesting conditions at the Cobb…
MIAMI — The attempt by the Florida government to gut a referendum passed by over 60% in 2018 restoring voting rights to former prisoners was pushed back Feb. 19. A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled that a new law…
The Militant is challenging the impoundment of several issues of the paper from subscriber Kevin “Rashid” Johnson at Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility. A letter Johnson sent was received by the Militant Jan. 2, along with copies of prison officials’ “Notice…
The Militant sends New Year’s greetings to fellow workers behind bars. We pledge to continue to report the truth about the conditions you face and to fight to get to you news about the struggles of working people worldwide. The…
