Being sent to prison is shit, even worse you are now a captive of one of your worst enemies, the state, so avoid it if you possibly can. But every day more people are being …
Prisoner support resources
We have added a new page to the Bristol ABC blog, aptly titled ‘Resources‘. The new page contains a series of downloadable pdf flyers, links to related texts, and some posters – feel free to …
The Tattoo Circus DIY prisoner support benefit FUNdraiser
Saturday 20 November, in London, sees the capital’s second Tattoo Circus of the year, and it looks like being another weird and wonderful cracker of an event! It all kicks of at 11am in the …
The Prison Works
‘The Prison Works’ is a cracking little pamphlet recently published by the Campaign against prison slavery (CAPS) & Brighton ABC. If you think prison does actually work, then read this. If you dont think it …
The Association of Prisoners
A while ago, Bristol ABC was one of a number of groups contacted by Ben Gunn, a prisoner at HMP Shepton Mallet, and nominated general secretary of the executive committee of the soon to be …
PRISON? event at The Cube (Bristol)
Bristol Indymedia and Bristol ABC, in association with Bristol Anarchist Bookfair, present PRISON? – a one man performance written and performed by Charlie Ryder. This is a true story which is creatively told using a …
Interview with the Campaign Against Prison Slavery
Recently Joe Black of CAPS, one of the most knowledgeable anarchists involved in prisoner solidarity work, was interviewed for the lefty rag Solidarity (organ of trot group Workers Liberty). Its a wide ranging interview covering …
Prisoner’s blog rattles Ministry of Justice
Shepton Mallet prisoner Ben Gunn’s blog has got the Ministry of (In)Justice all in a tizzy, and his blog is only 23 days old. The blog is believed to be the first, or at least …
News from the campaign against prison slavery
The last couple of days has seen the Guardian newspaper publish a major article by Richard Cookson and Phil Chamberlain headlined ‘Inside the sell blocks: Major companies are using prisoners as cheap labour through secretive …
Prisons, privatisation, and profit
Bristol ABC has received a copy of an excellent article tracing the privatisation programme of British prisons, and the profit motive behind it. Luckily for the profiteers, the British Govt PLC is expanding prison capacity, …
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