BOLLOCKS........MARTIN. On 24 Dec 2010, at 11:12, manik wrote:
> ...WHOLE SERBIA LIVE IN USA/EU PRISON FOR OVER 20 > YEARS...MANIK...DECEMBER...2010... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: martin mitchell > To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 10:37 PM > Subject: [NetBehaviour] The Largest Prison Strike in American History > GoesIgnored by US Media > > > Censorship in USA..... > > martin. > > The Largest Prison Strike in American History Goes Ignored by US Media > > By Joe Weber > Death and Taxes Magazine > December 16, 2010 > http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/41235/the-largest-prison-strike-in-american-history-goes-ignored-by-us-media/ > > Today marks the end of a seven-day strike where tens > of thousands of inmates in Georgia refused to work > or leave their cells until their demands had been > met. The odd thing is, that until today, no one had > ever heard about this strike. > > Inmates in ten Georgia prisons, Baldwin, Hancock, Hays, > Macon, Smith and Telfair State Prisons, to name a few, went > on strike last Thursday to protest their treatment and > demand their human rights. > > According to an article by Facing South, Department of > Corrections have been nervous about deteriorating conditions > in Georgia's prisons since early 2010. Wardens started > triple bunking prisoners in response to budget cuts - > squeezing three prisoners into cells intended for one. > Prison officials have kept a watchful eye out for prisoners > meaning to riot, for prisoners' rights lawyers to litigate, > or both. > > Poor conditions and substandard medical care are also on the > inmates' list of demands. However, the jailed's main gripe > seems to center on landing recognition as workers entitled > to fair pay. > > As it goes, prisoners in Georgia are forced to work without > pay for their labor - seemingly a violation of the 13th > Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary > servitude. > > For months the prisoners had apparently used cell phones to > get in touch with inmates from other prisons, organizing a > non-violent strike. The outcome began the morning of Dec. 9 > - by Dec. 13 the GDC issued a statement that four prisons > were completely on strike. > > An interview with one of the strike leaders revealed that > every group of inmates in the prison had been working > together. "They want to break up the unity we have here," > said an anonymous strike leader in an interview with the > Black Agenda Report. "We have the Crips and the Bloods, we > have the Muslims, we have the head Mexicans, and we have the > Aryans all with a peaceful understanding, all on common > ground." > > The largest prison strike in American history seems like a > topic ripe for the press, however there was no mention of it > anywhere in mainstream media. Smaller outlets like Black > Agenda Report and Facing South (Institute for Southern > Studies) have been covering the strike since day one. > > Perhaps there was a larger hand at play - one that did not > want the deplorable conditions of the Georgia prison system > to surface. If Wikileaks has taught us anything, it is that > the revolution will be televised. > > The prisoners demands: > > * A LIVING WAGE FOR WORK: In violation of the 13th > Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting slavery and > involuntary servitude, the DOC demands prisoners work > for free. > > * EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: For the great majority of > prisoners, the DOC denies all opportunities for > education beyond the GED, despite the benefit to both > prisoners and society. > > * DECENT HEALTH CARE: In violation of the 8th Amendment > prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments, the > DOC denies adequate medical care to prisoners, charges > excessive fees for the most minimal care and is > responsible for extraordinary pain and suffering. > > * AN END TO CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS: In further > violation of the 8th Amendment, the DOC is responsible > for cruel prisoner punishments for minor infractions of > rules. > > * DECENT LIVING CONDITIONS: Georgia prisoners are > confined in over-crowded, substandard conditions, with > little heat in winter and oppressive heat in summer. > > * NUTRITIONAL MEALS: Vegetables and fruit are in short > supply in DOC facilities while starches and fatty foods > are plentiful. > > * VOCATIONAL AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES: The DOC > has stripped its facilities of all opportunities for > skills training, self-improvement and proper exercise. > > * ACCESS TO FAMILIES: The DOC has disconnected thousands > of prisoners from their families by imposing excessive > telephone charges and innumerable barriers to > visitation. > > * JUST PAROLE DECISIONS: The Parole Board capriciously > and regularly denies parole to the majority of prisoners > despite evidence of eligibility. > > ___________________________________________ > > Portside aims to provide material of interest to people > on the left that will help them to interpret the world > and to change it. > > Submit via email: [email protected] > > Submit via the Web: http://portside.org/submittous3 > > Frequently asked questions: http://portside.org/faq > > Sub/Unsub: http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe > > Search Portside archives: http://portside.org/archive > > Contribute to Portside: https://portside.org/donate > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > __________ NOD32 4979 (20100328) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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