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Excerpt from a letter by a trans woman in a (men's) federal prison, re: still being able to get HRT:

Noor Abdalla, wife of Mahmoud Khalil, says in a statement she gave birth to their son today. Says Ice denied request for Khalil to be present at the birth

Hi! Some news––our book on the Stop Cop City movement is coming out in ONE MONTH!! It features organizers, political prisoners, abolitionists, anarchists, neighbors, educators, students, media, art & more. It’d mean the world to me if you share/pre-order! bookshop.org/p/books/no-cop…

DoorDash workers in NYC claim ongoing wage theft despite recent settlement gothamist.com/news/doordash-…

6 People on What It’s Like Being Trans In Prison Under Trump thecut.com/article/trans-…

Health care workers know from experience that only organizing will lead to enforceable standards and better conditions. buff.ly/gSKpyWH

Today would have been Coretta Scott King’s 98th birthday. She was more of an activist than MLK when they met, his political partner, & the “family leader” on issues of global piece and anti-colonialism. From my research for KING OF THE NORTH: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Coretta Scott King was a relentless activist for global peace. She went to Geneva in 1962 & marched to the UN for nuclear disarmament. From 1965 on, she spoke out & led the growing anti Vietnam movement. A reporter asked MLK if he educated her, he replied “she educated me.”

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Hidden From Cameras, New York Guards Abuse Prisoners in Infirmaries | The Marshall Project themarshallproject.org/2025/04/30/new…

In TX prisons, it costs $18 to rent WICKED for 48 hours on their terrible tablets. If the WiFi goes out (which it often does), you have to rent it all over again. Other shows/films cost $5 to rent for 48 hours.

Reading Behind Bars, and Beyond Barriers | Los Angeles Review of Books lareviewofbooks.org/article/readin…

Someone did god's work compiling all the art orgs, small presses, theater and dance companies, etc etc. that got their NEA grants revoked by the DOGE children. It's stunning yet a pitiful amount of money given their big savings narrative. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

"These zines have become a key avenue through which Sinophone communities have educated and organized each other about Palestine. They're an important historical record of international solidarity, antiwar, and antiimperialist activism in the Sinosphere." lausancollective.com/2025/palestine…

A huge congratulations to Kwaneta Harris for winning Prison Journalist of the Year in the 2025 Stillwater awards!! You can read some of her articles in the link below: kwanetaharris.com/writing-and-me…

Pope Leo: “Let me, therefore, reiterate today the church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth. The precious gift of free speech and of the press must be safeguarded.”

It is WILD to still be getting letters from prisoners like this 7 years after the story ran. (And he's finally getting dentures!!)

NYC jails employees claims for workplace injuries have shot up 337 percent in the last decade. A new report from the Department of Investigation finds a "pattern of claims by DOC employees" that raises "serious concerns" of widespread fraud. hellgatenyc.com/doi-jail-guard…