America is built on prison labor. When will the labor movement defend prisoners?

“Incarcerated workers are a part of the working class,” award-winning journalist Kim Kelly says. And we are “not telling the real history of labor in this country if [we’re] not focusing on the organizing efforts and the labor of people who are in prison.”

https://therealnews.com/prison-labor-movement-incarcerated-workers

In #poetry: We will not read this book.
It will not whisper its histories
to us. We will not
listen to its secrets,
be seduced
by its sweet mysteries,
compelled to arise
revolt question
accuse desire
confess dream
Love die.
We will not.
read. this. book. https://www.texasobserver.org/formerly-incarcerated-activist-poetry/

Game, Check - Match? #GhislaineMaxwell files #SupremeCourt #brief #appealing #Epstein #conviction #pardon - This is the deal that #ToddBlanche #doj #fbi made. Why it matters: The filing by Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in federal #prison in 2022, comes just three days after she met with a top DOJ official tapped to re-examine the #Epstein case. #trump #criminal #crimes #SCOTUS #collusion #maga #congress #gop https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26032513-20250728111721067-24-1073replyinsupportofpetitionforwritofcertiorari/

In the #BadEconomy. State wants to incarcerate people, state should pay for it then.

> Prison debt is crushing Black women, advocates say https://www.axios.com/2025/07/26/states-inmates-pay-incarceration-black-women

#childabuse #northernterritory #ntpol #ntgov #nt #australia #classwar #jail #prison #incarceration #torture

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/nt-indigenous-children-youths-watch-houses-data-investigation/105573004

Like many software engineers, Preston Thorpe spends most of his waking hours learning everything he can about programming. What makes him different is he's serving his 11th year in prison. @Techcrunch has more on Thorpe’s journey from a teen who was kicked out of his home to a man making the most of a second chance at life.

https://flip.it/CVKSzl

#prison

"Prison debt is crushing Black women, advocates say

Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover the costs, according to a new report.

Why it matters: Black people account for about 37% of the local jail and state prison population, according to Prison Policy Initiative, and the debt caused by the incarceration fees may be pushing women of color deeper into poverty.

The big picture: When incarcerated individuals can't pay — and most can't — the debt is passed to a loved one or follows them after release."

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/26/states-inmates-pay-incarceration-black-women

The #Prison Where #Epstein Met His End https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/new-york-metropolitan-jail-jeffrey-epstein?r=1x9kto&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

In #books: The new poetry collection from Jorge Renaud reflects on his time within the U.S. carceral system, and asks the question ... would this book about #prison be allowed inside prison? https://www.texasobserver.org/formerly-incarcerated-activist-poetry/

#prison #humanrights #incarceration #classwar #wapol #wagov #wa #westernaustralia #australia #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-27/human-rights-abuses-in-wa-prisons-explained/105569752

Judge Sanctions #Lawyers Defending Alabama's #Prison System For Using Fake #ChatGPT Cases In Filings - Slashdot
#alabama #ai #rights

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1945229/judge-sanctions-lawyers-defending-alabamas-prison-system-for-using-fake-chatgpt-cases-in-filings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

If America is the land of the free then why does it have more than 20% of the world prison population and only 4.2% of the overall population?

In #books: This isn’t a collection of poems couched in hindsight; they’re about existing within the carceral system, even after release. Each has the detail, clarity, and emotional sharpness that suggest proximity to the scenes, but overall the collection shines with the wisdom of perspective. https://www.texasobserver.org/formerly-incarcerated-activist-poetry/

Today in Labor History July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks published classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history. The leak included 91,000 Afghan War documents, covering the period from January 2004 to December 2009. Prior to the release, WikiLeaks made the logs available to “The Guardian,” “The New York Times” and “Der Spiegel.” The Times said the leak "offers an unvarnished and grim picture of the Afghan war." The Guardian called it "one of the biggest leaks in U.S. military history ... a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan, revealing how coalition forces have killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents, Taliban attacks have soared and NATO commanders fear neighboring Pakistan and Iran are fueling the insurgency." The documents also revealed that U.S. military contractors had hired local male child prostitutes.

As a result of the leaks, the U.S. government launched a criminal investigation into Wikileaks, and its founder, Julian Assange, who spent years under British custody. And the U.S. fought aggressively to get him extradited to the U.S., where he would face multiple life sentences for espionage.

Watch the original leaked footage here: https://youtu.be/5rXPrfnU3G0?t=2

I don't want to seem crass, but publishing a post on X using this type of wording doesn't really seem like the best policy when you're going to be moving into the cell block in a few hours.
Might make you a target, in some ways...

Cour de Justice de la République : Gérald Darmanin visé par une plainte

Gérald Darmanin est mis en cause devant la Cour de Justice de la République, seule juridiction qualifiée pour juger les ministres pendant leur exercice. Visé par une plainte, il est accusé d’avoir abusé de son autorité en transférant illégalement un détenu…
https://www.blast-info.fr/articles/2025/cour-de-justice-de-la-republique-gerald-darmanin-vise-par-une-plainte-I8S4J21FSxmBLLszKVX1Kw #Gouvernement #Justice #Prison

New from Michelle Pitcher: Jorge Renaud, became a social justice advocate after spending years incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. In his new poetry collection, out in May from Plancha Press, he trades in his megaphone for a pen. https://www.texasobserver.org/formerly-incarcerated-activist-poetry/

#books #poetry #bookstodon #culture #prison #HumanRights @bookstodon

Man who killed 4 #UniversityOfIdaho #students in 2022 gets 4 consecutive #LifeSentences

A judge sentenced #BryanKohberger to life in #prison with no chance of parole Wednesday for the #murders of 4 #Idaho #college #students, handing down the sentence after Kohberger declined a chance to address the court & explain his motives.

#UIdaho #MassMurder #criminal #law
https://apnews.com/live/bryan-kohberger-sentencing-idaho-murders-updates?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-23-Breaking+News