THIS BLOG is NOW RETIRED

I began this blog in May 2009 following the death of Marcia Powell at Perryville State Prison in Goodyear, Arizona. It is not intended to prescribe the path that leads to freedom from the prison industrial complex.

Rather, these are just my observations in arguably the most racist, fascist, militaristic state in the nation at a critical time in history for a number of intersecting liberation movements. From Indigenous resistance to genocidal practices, to the fight over laws like SB1070 and the ban on Ethnic Studies, Arizona is at the center of many battles for human rights, and thus the struggle for prison abolition as well - for none are free until all are. I retired the blog in APRIL 2013.

Visit me now at Arizona Prison Watch or Survivors of Prison Violence-AZ
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Officer Down

There is a press release on the AZ DOC website about the suicide of the corrections officer last week. I do not know what unit he was from or if his action had anything to do with the investigation - I know only that his family must be experiencing profound, inconsolable grief.

Donations can be made to the 100 Club in the memory of J. Barker. The 100 Club of Arizona helps support the families of public safety officers who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.

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