This morning members of Community Action on Prison Expansion occupied the London office of Sodexo, the company which runs HMP Bronzefield, where a …
Sodexo offices occupied following infant death in HMP Bronzefield
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Anti-prison expansion activists halt construction of HMP Wellingborough for second consecutive Friday
Protesters attached themselves to PVC pipes and blockaded the entrances to the construction site of the new HMP Wellingborough mega-prison, bring…
Protesters occupy HMP Wellingborough construction site
Protesters occupied the construction site of HMP Wellingborough for 6 hours on Friday, successfully halting its work.
Protesters target Kier due to profit from the construction of new mega-prisons across the UK
Last Friday afternoon, protestors occupied the lobby of Kier; the company contracted to build a new mega-prison in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire…
Women’s Strike: 50 activists occupy Ministry of Justice to protest against transphobic measures to segregate incarcerated trans women
As part of international protests connected to the Women’s Strike, a group of 50 trans activists and their allies have occupied the Ministry …
Fuck Valentine’s Day – Prison Noise Demo
In this photo report London ABC records this year’s rally at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.
Gallery: New Year celebrations at HMP Pentonville
Among the London anarchist events that see out the year are annual noise demos at HMP Brixton and HMP Pentonville, where pots are rattled, whizzers…
Prison Island: A new report on prison expansion in England, Wales and Scotland – out now
In August Corporate Watch, a not-for-profit co-operative that researches the social and environmental impact of capitalism, released their latest r…
Interview: IWOC and GG/GO on incarceration and class struggle
On the occasion of the congress of the CIT / IWC in Parma, we had the opportunity to interview two comrades, one from the US and one from Germany, …
Abolitionist Futures – Fight Toxic Prisons Conference Report
The first of series of reports from the 18th International Conference on Penal Abolition, based on the workshops and talks that took place over thr…
On the struggle against Bässlergut prison
This text, first published in Avalanche, offers a perspective on the direct action struggle against Bässlergut, a prison and detention facility in…
Fight against toxic prisons tour starts this week
Following a highly successful callout last month, the Empty Cages Collective has announced the details of a ten-day run around Britain for its Camp…
Campaign to fight toxic prisons to tour Britain next month
In a timely move as the prison system faces major market-oriented reform, members of the US-based Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons will be going on…
Revolution and Restorative Justice: An Anarchist Perspective
In this opening editorial of the first issue of Abolition Journal, Peter Kletsan takes apart the concept of “restorative justice” from …
As details become clear on prisons expansion, campaigners prepare for a fight
The Empty Cages Collective and Community Action on Prison Expansion (CAPE) campaigns are calling for people to get involved in fighting at what th…
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