Abu Faheem Shabazz (aka Jerry Smith) has now been on hunger strike at Westville Control Unit (WCU) for 3 days, trying to get staff and administration there to comply with IDOC Policy and Procedure and the US Constitution. Faheem has been held in the control unit for over a month, but all he has been…
Our comrade and friend Abu Faheem Shabazz (aka Jerry Smith, #129911), who was locked up in adult prison at the age of 14, released in January 2018 on parole, and re-incarcerated in December 2019 on completely false parole violations, is on hunger strike at the Westville Control Unit. On or around Nov. 15, Faheem was…
Zaniya James is black trans woman, loved one and friend of many in Greater Indianapolis, and co-founding organizer of LATE Project, an advocacy organization created for and led by trans women of color. She is currently imprisoned in Hamilton County Jail and seeking support from people around the country concerned about the issue of incarceration and…
Below are two brief accounts of demonstrations organized (or almost organized) by inmates at Indiana State Prison, about abuses and negligence they have been experiencing. The first account is from early 2019, and the second is looking back on activity during the summer of 2018. Although the demonstrations and attempted demonstrations did not accomplish much,…
IDOC Watch 4/11/2019 To whom it may concern: Please consider this a formal complaint on behalf of Mr. Leonard McQuay, DOC #874304, regarding a serious and unconscionable violation of his right to access the courts and petition the courts for resolution of grievances for which there is no administrative remedy available. Mr. McQuay is incarcerated…
On March 19th, prisoners housed in M-Housing Unit were released from their cell for dinner around 4:25 p.m. The Aramark staff served as the main course rotini in meat sauce. Sometime around 4:35, two prisoners enter the dining hall and picked up their trays later to discover large black pebbles of rat droppings in their…
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Here is the plan submitted by IDOC officials for releasing Aaron Isby-Israel from solitary confinement. Here is the response from Mr. Isby-Israel’s legal team.
On December 19, 2018, the US District Court of the Southern District of Indiana ruled in favor of Aaron Isby-Israel’s claims of violations of his due process rights committed by Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Staff and the Indiana Department of Corrections by holding him in solitary confinement (aka administrative segregation) indefinitely and without appropriate review…
Zolo is one of Indiana’s longest-held political prisoners, having been held for over 30 years, and sentenced to death twice along the way. Celebrating the 2nd anniversary of his release, Zolo is an artist, writer, and organizer who, just as he helped so many around him while he was imprisoned, is now dedicated to achieving…
