Attica Prison Rebellion

The Attica Rebellion lasted from September 9-13 1971 and serves as the largest prison rebellion in US history as well as a symbol for prison resistance for decades to follow.

Control Units

This collection contains materials pertaining to the proliferation of control units and super-max prisons across the US.

Fire Ant

The goals of this project are to raise material aid for imprisoned anarchists, spread information about imprisoned anarchists and anarchy and foster communication between imprisoned and free roaming anarchists.

National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons

The Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons was a coalition of individuals and groups inside of prison walls whose goal was to shut down all control units.

Pelican Bay

This collection contains materials related to Pelican Bay State Prison located in Crescent City, California. This collection includes audio as well as the Pelican Bay Prison Express, a periodical created by an independent citizens solidarity group.

Prison - General Information

This collection contains materials that relate to life inside of America's prisons. This collection has a wide scope and includes coverage of topics such as medical and mental health care in prison, violence, labor and general information and statistics.

Subcollections

Death Penalty

Prison - Conditions

Prison - Labor

Prison - Statistics

Prison - Violence

Prison - Youth

Private Prisons

Race, the War on Drugs and the Prison System

Prison - Newspapers

This collection contains periodicals focusing on prison and prisoners' rights, most a collaboration between prisoners and outside supporters.

Subcollections

The Anvil

Arm the Spirit

Break the Chains

Bulldozer

Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletter

The Freeworld Times

The Insurgent

Lucasville/Skatzes

NEPA News

The Outlaw

Peoples Witness

Prison Art Newsletter

Prison Focus

Prison - Women

This collection contains materials relating to the specific conditions, challenges and struggles facing women in prison. Topics are varied but materials include conference papers, informational materials, legal perspectives and audio recordings.

Subcollections

Santa Cruz Women's Prison Project (SCWPP)

Women's Bail Fund

Prisoner Rights Organizations

This collection contains organizations that focus on issues of prisoners' rights, mass incarceration, political prisoner support, prison abolition, legal support and human rights.

Subcollections

American Friends Service Committee

Aplan Anarchist

Anarchist Black Cross (ABC)

Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

Critical Resistance

Freedom Now

HRC: Human Rights Campaign

Interfaith Prisoners of Conscience

National Lawyers Guild

Prison Health Project

Prisoners Union

Real Dragon Prison Project

United Prisoners Union

San Francisco Citizens Council on Criminal Justice