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Genocide In The Making: 2.3 Million US Prisoners, Detainees Trapped In 'Petri Dish' For Coronavirus
Sunday, 5 April 2020, 6:50 am | Stop Mass Incarceration
The U.S. incarcerates nearly 2.3 million people in around 7,000 prisons, jails and detention centers. About 60 percent are Black or Latino. A large portion of this population either have not been convicted of anything and are awaiting trial; or ... More >>
Nicholas Heyward, Fighter Against Police Brutality, Passes
Wednesday, 2 January 2019, 12:02 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
Nicholas Heyward Sr., courageous fighter against police brutality and terror, passed yesterday, December 31, 2018. His family is currently making funeral plans and will issue a statement soon. His youngest son, Quenton Heyward, is available for comment ... More >>
Families, Activists Stand with Quentin Tarantino
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 9:07 am | Stop Mass Incarceration
Gathering before the Manhattan premiere of the Quentin Tarantino film Hateful Eight, organizers of the RiseUpOctober protest to Stop Police Terror will support the film-maker in the face of threats of a boycott by Patrick Lynch of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent ... More >>
NYC Grand Jury Not to Indict Killer Cop in Eric Garner Death
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 4:09 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
Carl Dix, co-founder of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, and a representative of the Revolutionary Communist Party, has issued a statement “Take to the Streets, Stay In the Streets – Say No More to Police Murder!” More >>
October 22: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:31 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
October 22: National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation Actions in More Than 50 Cities Nationwide More >>
SHU Isolation Unit Installation On State Capitol South Steps
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:11 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
When: Wednesday August 14 – 8 am to 8 pm & 12 noon press conference, with Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Stop Mass Incarceration Network, people formerly Incarcerated in California Dept. of Corrections (CDCR) SHUs, SHU inmates’ families, and other ... More >>
US: Prosecutor Drops All Criminal Charges on Noche Diaz
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 12:10 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
Manhattan prosecutors dropped all criminal charges on young Harlem activist Noche Diaz today after an 18-month prosecution. Diaz had been charged with interfering with NYPD arrests of others during protests against stop-and-frisk in 2011 and against ... More >>
Leader against NYPD Stop-and-Frisk to stand trial
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 3:44 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
Noche Diaz, a young leader in the movement against mass incarceration and NYPD stop-and-frisk, is to be tried tomorrow in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges in two Harlem precincts. Manhattan prosecutors combined two separate incidents into one trial, citing a “pattern” ... More >>
