Prison news service - No. 30

The Prison News Network (PNS) focuses on political trials, repressive abuses of imprisonment and the resistance to such oppression. It was joined with another existing prison periodical called Marionette made by prisoners for prisoners and the general public to spread awareness of the conditions prisons, Marion Penitentiary, Illinois in particular.

PNS editor: Bulldozer Collective. Article topics include: Los Angeles Police Dept. responsible for the beating of Rodney King ("Agencies of repression expose naked face". by Bill Dunne) -- John Perotti ends hunger strike at Marion after 45 days ("Perotti hungerstrike over") -- U.S. Supreme Court continues its attack on civil liberties ("Judicial aristocracy slithers right", by Bill Dunne) -- Continuing debate on Freedom Now!, following last issue of PNS's FN supplement ("FN supplement commentary", by Bill Dunne) -- Counter-demonstration against fascist rally in Denver to celebrate Hitler's birthday decried as violent by mainstream press ("Plenty left to speak up", by Jennie Vanderwall) -- Legal attacks against poll tax opponents in Britain continue ("British poll tax prisoners", by Bulldozer) -- A short history of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and a call to a new generation to remember those who fought for them ("Lessons from antiquity", by Mumia abu-Jamal) -- "Angola prisoners need support' -- Discussion of whether Michael Stotts, the organizer/editor of Behind the walls is an informer, manipulator and agent of the state ("Michael Stotts, uncovered?", by Larry Giddings) -- Activists calling themselves Direct Action (Ann Hansen, Brent Taylor, Gerry Hannah, Doug Stewart, Julie Belmas), charged in the bombing of a B.C. Hydro sub-station, the bombing of a Litton Industries factory outside of Toronto, and the fire bombing of three outlets of a video chain specializing in violent pornography have been released from prison ("Vancouver 5 released", by Bulldozer) -- Imperialist war in Iraq only benefits the armaments industry ("From behind the wire: view of the Gulf War", by Raymond Luc Levasseur) (Note: p. 6-7 is a double-page spread). Marionette, No. 52, January-February 1991. Editor: Bill Dunne. Article topics include: Contaminated water supply at USP Marion ("Water wiggles") -- Sekou Odinga sent to USP Marion for his radical political activism and known associates ("Political repression") -- USP Marion warden John Clark reassigned to serve as Bureau of Prisons Assistant Director for Community correction and Detention programs in Washington D.C.; new warden is C. Allen Turner ("Another one bites") -- Guards suspected of leaving knife in recreation yard ("Gambling with prisoners lives") -- "Courts used in Canada against the Native struggle", by Jim Campbell.

In Collection:

• Jim Campbell (Julie Thiers) Collection

Contributor

• Bulldozer Collective
• Dunne, William F.

Subject

• Prison administration
• Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.
• Political prisoners
• Anarchism
• Anarchism--Periodicals
• Prisons
• Anarchists
• Prisoners
• Prison periodicals
• Authority
• Prisoners' writings, American
• Political prisoners' writings
• Prisoners--Social conditions
• Marion Penitentiary (Ill.)
• Prisoners' writings
• Correctional institutions

Publisher

• PSC Publishers

Language

• eng

Date created

• May 1991 to June 1991

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 11 p. : ill. ; 43 x 29 cm., folded to 29 x 22 cm.

Alternative title

• Prisoners' newsletter of Marion Penitentiary
• Prison news service. No. 30
• Bulldozer Prison news service
• Marionette, No. 54, March-April 1991

Geographic coverage

• Illinois--Marion County
• Canada
• United States

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258
• 39.76, -98.5
• 38.64959, -88.91897

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Jim Campbell (Julie Thiers) Collection

Provenance

• Donor: Julie Thiers

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• newsletters
• periodicals

Fonds title

• Jim Campbell fonds

Fonds identifier

• AR459

Is referenced by

• Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/jim-campbell-fonds

Date digitized

• April 5, 2012

Technical note

• 200 dpi jpeg. Digitized by CDW, KM, SC; metadata by GF and KD.

Rights

• Contact UVic Archives for access to the original, or ask UVic Archives to make a copy (fee for service). Patrons may look at the material through the Anarchism Digital Research Centre, but may not use images unless they contact UVic Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/6dhy-ek86

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