Freedom Archives: California Prison Struggles
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Title
Freedom Archives: California Prison Struggles
Description
"This collection contains materials related to prisoner-led struggles inside of California's prisons between 1965 and 1980s." We selected materials primarily focused on the George Jackson and the Soledad Brothers, with some resources about the Folsom prison strike and the San Quentin Six.
Creator
Freedom Archives
Rights
Rights held by Freedom Archives
Format
PDF documents, and audio-visual materials.
Language
English
Coverage
1965-1990
Collection Items
Medical Conditions Treatment of Prisoners on O and X Wings Correctional Training Facility, Soledad California
Letters from anonymous residents of the maximum security O and X Wings at Soledad expose the gruesome abuse and medical neglect incarcerated men faced daily.
Soledad Brothers Newsletter November 1970
"Most of this issue is devoted to descriptions and analysis of prisons, prison life and prison rulers. Included are excerpts from George Jackson's recently book of letters, stories about the prisoners strike at Folsom Prison, the Soledad trials, and…
Soledad Brothers Pamphlet
This introductory pamphlet includes articles about the case and each of the brothers, along with photos of them and their families. Articles include Soledad Brothers; This is what happened January 1970; The Men in Chains; The Peculiar Institution of…
The Folsom Prisoners Manifesto of Demands and Anti-Oppression Platform
List of 31 demands and manifesto in support of the California state wide prison strike from men incarcerated at Folsom Prison. The demands focused on a wide range of individual and structural issues, from medical care to legal representation to…
Diagram of San Quentin Adjustment Center
Floorplan of the San Quentin Adjustment Center during George Jackson's escape, including who lived in cells and the positions of killed officers.
The San Quentin Six
This document discusses George Jackson's escape attempt and murder and the the charges against and unjust detention of the San Quentin Six within the San Quentin Adjustment Center.
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Collection of poems on daily life, love, and resistance by women incarcerated at California Institution for Women.
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) Newsletter
Newsletter which details the October 2000 hearings on Prison Construction and Operations where women testified to abuses at California women's prisons.
The Black Panther
Cover of Vol. V No. 7 of The Black Panther depicting Jonathan Jackson storming Marin County Courthouse
George Jackson / San Quentin
Georgia Jackson is interviewed in this rare 1971 news report “work print” discovered by the Freedom Archives. The film also features interviews with George and with Angela Davis, who was incarcerated at the time in the Marin County Courthouse jail. …
Charisse Shumate: Fighting for Our Lives
From the description: "This 37-minute video was created in collaboration with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and focuses on the life of Charisse Shumate and women in California state prisons. It includes amazing prison interviews as…
San Quentin Six and Inez Garcia
Bato Talamantez, David Johnson, Inez Garcia and Sundiata Tate at a rally at the San Francisco Civic Center.
San Quentin Six at Political Rally in Los Angeles
"Fleeta Drumgo, Bato Talamantez, David Johnson and Sundiata Tate attend a rally sponsored by the National Alliance Against Racism and Oppression. The rally took place at the Olvera Street Plaza in Los Angeles, California."