“Every single field and industry is affected on some level by prisons, from our license plates to the fast food that we eat to the stores that we shop at.”
By Julia Conley, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 8-18-2018
Supporters of Florida’s prison strike in January. (Photo: @IWW_IWOC/Twitter)
Incarcerated Americans in at least 17 states will go on strike this coming week, refusing to perform labor and engaging in sit-ins and hunger strikes to demand major reforms to the country’s prison and criminal justice systems.
PRESS RELEASE:
NATIONAL PRISON STRIKE AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2018 pic.twitter.com/Mzbb4e96yp
— Jailhouse Lawyers Speak #August21 (@JailLawSpeak) April 24, 2018
