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Welcome to the NPPC Archive. This Archive is a searchable index of the National Political Prisoner Coalition’s records: prisoner profiles, case files, movement periodicals, court documents, and oral histories. It collects, in one place, the materials that document the history of U.S. political imprisonment from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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Words from a Sister in Exile

CollectionAssata Shakur DateFebruary 1, 1988 PublishersFreedom Archives

When revolutionary political activist Assata Shakur (previously JoAnne Chesimard) made a daring escape from prison in 1979, she- like our fugative slave ancestors- became legendary in the Black community. Here she speaks about her life in Cuba today.

Working Paper on Federal Parole/Release for U.S. Political Prisoners and POWs (1989)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners DateJuly 1, 1989 AuthorsLinda Evans; Susan Rosenberg; Timothy Blunk

Strategic working paper by imprisoned anti-imperialists Linda Evans, Susan Rosenberg, and Timothy Blunk analyzing federal parole and release mechanisms for political prisoners and prisoners of war.

Young Engineer Jailed Before Appeal Is Even Heard (1990)

CollectionPolitical Prisoners Year1990 PublishersConstitutional Defense Fund

1990 Constitutional Defense Fund flyer protesting the jailing of an Irish American activist before her appeal had been heard (Christina Reid, of the Boston Irish 3 case).

Youth Institute on Prisons, Racism and Society

CollectionControl Units DateJanuary 1, 1997 PublishersNational Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons

Sponsored by the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons, participants develop an understanding of crime, prisons, and racisms through readings, discussions and presentations as well as gain the skills necessary to organize and participate in campaigns to change the current criminal justice system.

[Graphic: Control Unit]

CollectionControl Units PublishersFreedom Archives

Reproduction. A lot of the Prisoners cant cope with the constant lockdown. They deteriorate mentally.- Ojore N. Lutalo