Come celebrate the Winter 2019 issue of The Opening Statement with MAPS and friends! Join us March 2nd at 6:00pm Riverside Arts Center - 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI featuring a screening of The Prison in Twelve Landscapes by Brett Story The Opening Statement is a quarterly newsletter written for and primarily by incarcerated … Continue reading Beyond The Walls: Prisoner Newsletter Release + Film Screening
Support MDOC Whistleblower Todd Wentworth
Last summer at Alger County Correctional Facility a queer black prisoner named Rodriguez Montez Burks was being harassed and threatened by a homophobic cellmate. Burks repeatedly asked to be moved to a different cell but the guards refused Burks’ request for safety. Burks’ cellmate finally snapped and killed Burks explicitly because of Burks’ sexuality. We … Continue reading Support MDOC Whistleblower Todd Wentworth
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.
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.
Flyer for us!
How to get involved with flyering: Get in touch with us Send us an email so we can coordinate dropping off flyers and info to you. Flyering process: Pick a spot We have a list of suggestions, but we also trust your judgement. Places where you are going to interface with many people quickly are ideal … Continue reading Flyer for us!
National Prison Strike: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Press Release
Preface written by MAPS (Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity). Press release written by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak. To download 8.5x11" color zine, follow this link. To download 8.5x11" black & white zine, follow this link. To print zine: print double-sided and flip on short side. The United States incarcerates the highest number of people in … Continue reading National Prison Strike: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Press Release
