Records
About the New York Three
Informational pamphlet from the New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee on the case of Black Panther political prisoners Herman Bell, Anthony 'Jalil' Bottom, and Albert 'Nuh' Washington — convicted of the 1971 deaths of NYPD officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini.
BK/NY – Tuesday, August 30th – Solidarity With International Anarchist Political Prisoners
WHAT : Political Prisoner Letter Writing Dinner WHEN : 7pm sharp, Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 WHERE : The Base – 1302 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11221 (directions below) NOTE : The Base is on the ground floor, is wheelchair accessible, and has a gender neutral toilet.
Buried Alive in the Lexington Women's Control Unit (1989)
Campaign pamphlet documenting conditions endured by women political prisoners held at the Lexington High Security Unit in Kentucky.
Chicano Political Prisoners — Committee to Free Alvaro Hernandez & Alberto Aranda (Dec 7, 1990 Tribunal)
Submission of the Committee to Free Alvaro Hernandez and Alberto Aranda (Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional Mexicano) to the December 7, 1990 Special International Tribunal on U.S. political prisoners, held on International Human Rights Day. Documents the cases of two Chicano political prisoners held in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Alvaro Hernand...
Did You Know That… (Puerto Rican POWs Educational Packet)
Educational packet with portraits of 12 Puerto Rican prisoners, background on the independence struggle, calls for amnesty, and methods of support.
Expose the Prisons, Free the Prisoners — Angela Davis Defense Committee
Angela Davis Defense Committee pamphlet calling for exposure of U.S. prison conditions and the release of political prisoners.
Freedom for the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War
ProLibertad campaign materials for the Puerto Rican independentista political prisoners and prisoners of war.
In Contempt #2 December 2025 (abridged)
Abridged "In Contempt" column on political prisoners.
In Contempt #2 December 2025 (full print)
Full-print "In Contempt" column on political prisoners.
It's Time to Bring Them Home (1999) — Puerto Rican POWs Campaign
Bilingual organizing packet for the 1999 campaign to free the Puerto Rican political prisoners, including action items, sample letters, prisoner addresses, and biographies.
New Afrikan / Black Political Prisoners & Prisoners of War: Conditions of Confinement
Report on conditions of confinement for New Afrikan / Black political prisoners and POWs.
On Casey Goonan and the Abandonment of Political Prisoners in the Pro-Palestine Movement
Anonymous critique of how the pro-Palestine movement has treated imprisoned organizer Casey Goonan.
On the Question of Political Prisoners
Safiya Bukhari's theoretical framework for what makes someone a political prisoner.
Palestine Political Prisoners Booklet
Bilingual (Arabic/English) Palestinian political-prisoner organizing handbook produced by Addameer.
Political Prisoners in the U.S.: An Organizing Handbook
Movement organizing handbook for political-prisoner support campaigns produced by MXGM.
Political Prisoners, Prisons and Black Liberation
Angela Davis's foundational essay on political prisoners, the carceral state, and Black liberation.
Political Prisoners, Prisons, and Black Liberation (2018 reprint)
Angela Y. Davis's foundational essay on political prisoners and Black liberation; 2018 Boston ABC reprint.
Rattling the Cages: Continuing the Struggle Inside Out
Long-term former political prisoners on ongoing struggle (Rattling the Cages series).
Rattling the Cages: Political Prisoners, Mass Incarceration, Abolition
Long-term political prisoners Herman Bell, David Gilbert, and Susan Rosenberg on political imprisonment and abolition (Rattling the Cages series).
Rattling the Cages: Post-Prison Activism — Archiving Resistance
Former political prisoners Claude Marks (Resistance Conspiracy) and Jake Conroy (SHAC 7) on archiving movement history after release (Rattling the Cages series).
Raze the Walls: Palestine Solidarity Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Documentation of Palestine-solidarity political prisoners on hunger strike.
Robert Seth Hayes Tri-Fold Pamphlet
We have been made aware of an awful piece of the Governor’s budget proposal that that would affect thousands of folks in New York State (NYS) prisons, including all of the political prisoners in New York who we list in our guide .
Solidarity Statements from U.S. Political Prisoners to the Palestinian Struggle
Collected statements of solidarity from U.S. political prisoners to the Palestinian liberation struggle.
The International Campaign for Puerto Rican Prisoners of War
Pamphlet outlining the international campaign to free the Puerto Rican POWs and political prisoners, with calls for unconditional amnesty and immediate release plus prisoner mailing addresses for letter-writing.
Towards a 1992 without Puerto Rican Prisoners of War or Political Prisoners
Brochure calling for amnesty and unconditional release of the Puerto Rican POWs and political prisoners and an end to colonialism in Puerto Rico by the 1992 quincentennial. Encourages letter-writing, joining the National Committee, and political education.