Category Archives: The Prison Industrial Complex

The (Un)real Existence of ADHD_Criteria, Functions, and Forms of the Diagnostic Entity

From back cover: “The contemporary conceptualization of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a complex, multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder cannot be understood as such without a complex assemblage of political, economic, and cultural processes that deem the conceptualization to be valuable … Continue reading

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There Are No “Chemical Imbalances”: Exposing the Profit Motive Behind Psychiatry and the Myth of the “Chemical Imbalance” Theory

From back cover: “…biopsychiatric theory and research resulted in a tidal wave of sales for the makers of Thorazine®, the first neuroleptic drug (meaning lobotomizing or brain-disabling drug – modern biopsychiatrists prefer to call this class of drug “antipsychotic”) and … Continue reading

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Without Informed Consent: The Global Export of a Failed Paradigm of Care

From back cover: “The discourse around health as a human rights issue usually focuses on access to medical treatment. However, the “right to health” begins with the right to informed consent about the merits of a treatment, which has been … Continue reading

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Unoffensive Animal Interview With Sindre, Locked up Indefinitely For Actions Against A Mink Farmer Support Zine

From back cover: Sindre is a vegan, animal rights activist, 21 years old, from so-called Sweden. Sindre is a kind and respected comrade in the animal rights community, who has fought against animal abusers in various ways. In October 2023, … Continue reading

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3 Positions Against Prison

Text from back cover: “One and a half centuries ago, slavery was abolished by the United States government. This followed an enormous social struggle over abolition–wars were fought between pro-slavery elements and abolitionist elements. There were slave revolts and armed … Continue reading

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Against Prisons, Politics, Society

Text from the zine: “There appears to be a trend in radical circles of distinguishing prisoners based on their so-called ‘crimes’, with the intent (conscious or not) to identify ‘political prisoners’ who, by virtue of their actions, are more deserving … Continue reading

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Attacking Prisons At Their Point of Production: A Brief Look at Militant Actions Against the Prison Industrial Complex

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Celling Black Bodies: Black Women in the Global Prison Industrial Complex

“Since the early 1990s, increases in the prison population in England and Wales have sparked a boom in prison construction, leading commentators to comment on ‘the largest prison building program since the middle of the 19th century’ (Morgan, 1999: 110). … Continue reading

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Locked Up

Text from back cover: “Prison is the most direct, brutal expression of power, and like power it must be destroyed, it cannot be abolished progressively. Anyone who thinks they can improve it now in order to destroy it in the … Continue reading

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Survival in Solitary: A manual written by & for people living in control units

Text from back cover: “The federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois, went on permanent lock down in 1983. This created the first “control unit”. Now, in addition to the federal government, some forty states have built these “maxi-maxi” prisons — representations … Continue reading

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Writing to Prisoners FAQ

An informational guide to writing and supporting prisoners. writing_to_prisoners_FAQ pdf

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