Political Struggle in the Teeth of Prison Reaction: From Virginia to Oregon

Political Struggle in the Teeth of Prison Reaction: From Virginia to Oregon

The author reflects on his experiences as a prisoner in Red Onion and Wallens Ridge State Prisons in Virginia, two of the nation's most brutally racist penitentiaries -- as in brutality and racism inflicted by guards against prisoners. The prisons were reported by several human rights organizat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Socialism and democracy 2013-03, Vol.27 (1), p.78-94
1. Verfasser: Johnson, Kevin "Rashid"
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Amnesty International
Human Rights
Imprisonment
Oregon
Political activism
Political protest
Prisoner treatment
Prisoners
Prisons
Racism
U.S.A
Virginia
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Zusammenfassung:The author reflects on his experiences as a prisoner in Red Onion and Wallens Ridge State Prisons in Virginia, two of the nation's most brutally racist penitentiaries -- as in brutality and racism inflicted by guards against prisoners. The prisons were reported by several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0885-4300
1745-2635
DOI:10.1080/08854300.2012.760266