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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