Today's post comes from an article in May of this year about the last political prisoner from Puerto Rico's liberation movements. Puerto Rico’s Longest-Held Political Prisoner Just Walked Out of U.S. Prison Oscar López Rivera was welcomed home by large crowds in the Chicago neighborhood where he once lived. After 36 years as a political prisoner, freed Puerto Rican … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Political Prisoners in the United States
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Friday Open Thread: Political Prisoners in the U.S.
TGIF POU! Today's post will come from a 2014 Chicago Tribune column. Why Cuba will never send Assata Shakur to the U.S. In May 2013, on the 40th anniversary of her arrest, Assata Shakur was suddenly and inexplicably named to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list, with an award of up to $2 million for her capture. She was the first woman ever put on that list, but she … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Thursday Open Thread: The Wilmington 10 – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Today we take a look at the case of The Wilmington Ten. The Wilmington Ten were nine young men and a woman, who were convicted in 1971 in Wilmington, North Carolina of arson and conspiracy, and served nearly a decade in jail. The case became an international cause célèbre, in which many critics of the city's actions characterized the activists as political … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The Wilmington 10 – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Wednesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Happy Wednesday POU! Today's entry in our political prisoners profiles has an interesting twist. Veronza Bowers would have been granted parole but an intervention by a member of the Bush Administration revoked the parole and he has remained in prison despite being a model prisoner. First, the background: On September 15, 1973, Veronza Bowers, Jr. was arrested in Mill … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Tuesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Good Mornng POU! We continue our look at former members of the Black Panther Party that are serving decades long prison sentences for crimes they more than likely did not commit. Today's entry is taken from a 2016 article in the Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska). After 45 years in prison, question remains: Cop killer or political prisoner? Each year, fewer people alive … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.