A weekly roundup of news and action alerts about political prisoners, prison struggles, and organizing against the prison industrial complex (PIC), both nationally and internationally. If you’ve got something you’d like to see included, leave a comment or send me an email.
- Egyptian journalist and prisoner of conscience Mahmoud Abu Zied, who has been jailed for two years without charge, is rapidly declining in health and requires treatment for Hepatitis C. More information on the Freedom for Shawkan Facebook page.
- Professor and former political prisoner James Kilgore wrote a piece reflecting on “Why Dylann Roof’s Racism Will Only be Nurtured in Prison.” A second piece by Kilgore this week discusses the current political climate regarding mass incarceration in the U.S. and the opportunities and pitfalls it poses for social justice organizers.
- From July 2 – 8, Israeli occupation forces arrested 40 Palestinian civilians, including eight children, in the occupied West Bank.