Featuring the film, Through the Wire, and guest speakers Jan Sulser of the Peoples Law Office, Stephen Eisenman of Tamms Year Ten and Johnnie Walker, former prisoner at Tamms.
By Nancy Kurshan & Steve Whitman
Qwusu Yaki Yakubu (aka James Sayles) was an extraordinary human being and a committed revolutionary. He was born on May 29, 1947 and went to dance with the ancestors on March 28, 2008, at age 60. He spent almost 40 years, on and off, in prison. James [...]
A federal prosecutor on Monday attempted to link Avelino Gonzalez-Claudio to rocket attacks in Puerto Rico while arguing that the alleged Puerto Rican militant should be detained without bail for a 1983 armored car robbery in Connecticut.
Imagine 27 years of your life living in a space 6 feet by 9 feet. Imagine being confined in isolation with no human contact. Imagine the shakedowns, the strip searches and the complete disregard for your humanity.
These photos were taken on March 3, 2008.
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