Another article highlighting how the British Government have no intention of reducing the number of people in prison. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/mar/01/gove-prison-reform-reducing-inmate-numbers Justice secretary says his programme can work without reducing prisoner numbers and that his EU stance will not affect plans …
Source: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-considering-british-guantanamo-convicted-terrorists-2104011679 Counter-extremism expert warns proposal, which has alarmed prison officials, could allow Islamic State to establish command structure in UK David Cameron promised major changes to the prison system during a visit to a prison in Rugby, central England …
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/13/young-offenders-institution-restraint-injuries Minister reveals number of injuries during restraint is almost five times higher than Youth Justice Board figure Adam Rickwood hanged himself after being restrained in a secure training centre. Photograph: Christopher Thomond Mark Townsend and Eric Allison Saturday …
About the Tour The Tear Down The Walls Tour is a chance to learn about struggles against prisons across England, Wales & Scotland. The two hour workshop explores the role of prison in our lives, how the P.I.C harms individuals …
On 9 November 2015, the British Government announced a ‘prison building revolution’, committing to the construction of 9 new prisons across England and Wales. The Reclaim Justice Network has issued the following statement and is inviting people to offer support …
From: http://rabble.org.uk/lendlease-yuppy-party-shut-down/ Lendlease is the global development mega-corporation building both the planned Wrexham Mega-Prison and the yuppy skyscraper development on the site of the demolished Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle. At the Elephant, it has an “Experience Suite” showroom …
Article from Radical Wales: http://www.radicalwales.org/2015/11/why-fight-wrexham-mega-prison-prison.html A new prison has been on the cards for north Wales for quite some time. Prisoners from Welsh speaking areas are incarcerated in England where the language and culture is different, families have to spend …
In response to a call for a week of actions against the North Wales mega prison, some anarchists in Sydney made some small actions. The primary contractor involved in the project is Lendlease, an Australian construction company. In Sydney Lendlease …
Yesterday came the announcement that the British Government plan to build 9 new prisons. Five of these are to be built by 2020 and several ‘Victorian’ prisons are to close. The finer details are yet to come. This is not …
From the 31st October to the 8th November 2015, a week of action took place against the prison industrial complex in the UK. A small group of anarchists, working with others from across the UK, traveled to different cities each …
