Free Alabama Movement

Free Alabama Movement is an inmates rights group. With the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee,[1] the Free Alabama Movement has organized the 2016 U.S. prison strike that involves an estimated 24,000 prisoners in 24 states, the largest prison strike in U.S. history.[2] It began on September 9, 2016, the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kim, E. Tammy (3 October 2016). "A National Strike Against "Prison Slavery"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Hylton, Antonia (October 3, 2016). "We spoke to the inmate in solitary who inspired a national strike against 'modern-day slave conditions' | VICE News". VICE News. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Speri, Alice (September 16, 2016). "The Largest Prison Strike in U.S. History Enters Its Second Week". The Intercept. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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