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August 23, 2018February 26, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Prisoner Strike: Marching for Prisoner’s Rights

This video coverage of a MAPS protests shows describes how “a group of community members made up of anti-prison activists and people who've spent time behind bars themselves marched through downtown Lansing this afternoon to raise awareness about a nationwide prisoner strike.” It features an interview with a MAPS organizer.

August 23, 2018February 26, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Activists march in Lansing for better prison conditions as nationwide prisoner strike continues.

This Michigan Radio interview features Dennis Boatwright, a man formerly incarcerated in the Michigan prison system, describing the importance of supporting prisoner protests and of paying attention to the demands issued during the national prisoner strike.

August 23, 2018February 26, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Lansing and Chicago on the march as National Prison Strike grows

This article from the San Francisco Bay View describes the protest march organized by MAPS to draw attention to the national prison strike.

August 31, 2017February 26, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Lansing, MI: Abolitionists Demonstrate in Solidarity with #MillionsforPrisoners

This article, written by MAPS, describes a protest in which they blocked the intersection outside of the Michigan Department of Corrections office in solidarity with the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March.

August 18, 2017February 26, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Protesters block downtown Lansing streets, equate Michigan prisons neo-Nazi movement

This article describes a protest organized by MAPS outside the Michigan Department of Corrections office. The protest was organized in solidarity with the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March.

August 18, 2017March 1, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Group takes to Lansing streets to protest Michigan prisons

This article describes a MAPS protest, organized to coincide with the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights march. The protest was meant to draw attention to “racism and fascism in the Michigan prison system.”

August 4, 2017March 5, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Phone Zap: Stop the Harassment of Whistleblowers Following Murder of Black Gay Prisoner in Michigan Prison

This article promotes a call-in to a Michigan prison demanding an end to harassment of prisoners for speaking out against the wrongful death of their fellow inmate. 

July 28, 2017March 5, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Support Kinross Rebel Cedricx Doss After Release from Solitary

This article describes a support campaign for a Kinross rebel. After facing 10 months in administrative segregation, Cedricx was transferred back to Kinross without any of his possessions. 

July 17, 2017March 5, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Kinross Prison Rebels Transferred Out of Isolation

This article celebrates the release of 60 Kinross rebels being released from administrative segregation. It also describes the continued efforts of MAPS' solidarity campaign to support these rebels' transition back to general population. 

June 13, 2017March 5, 2019 nomorecages Campaigns & Events, Press

Abolitionists Rally Outside Home of Prison Director in East Lansing

This article, written by MAPS, describes a protest the group organized outside of the private home of the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Heidi Washington. They organized the protest to pressure the MDOC to release the remaining Kinross prisoners being held in solitary confinement back into general population.

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