Freedom Archives Prison and Political Prisoners

Landmark Agreement Ends Indeterminate Long Term Solitary Confinement in California

Prison and Political Prisoners

Great News, Today, the parties have agreed on a landmark settlement in the federal class action Ashker v. Governor of California that will effectively end indeterminate, long-term… Details

San Quentin Six Statement on Hugo Pinell

Hugo Pinell was assassinated at new Folsom State Prison. This is another example of the racism people of color inside those prisons are confronted with on a daily basis. Like Comrade… Details

Rest In Power Hugo Pinell

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We are saddened by the news of Hugo Pinell’s death. Hugo Pinell always expressed a strong spirit of resistance and worked tirelessly as an educator and activist to build racial… Details

The Movement Newspaper

Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Hello everyone, My name is Chris and over the past month I’ve been working as an intern at the Freedom Archives. I’m excited to announce its collection of the Movement Newspaper… Details

Puerto Rican Independentistas Speak

COINTELPRO, Experiences at the Archives, From the Archives..., Important Figures, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Happy New Years, My name is Erin Hutchinson and I am a sophomore at Mount Holyoke College. I am majoring in History with a focus on the United States. The past two weeks I’ve been interning… Details

Freedom Archives on KPFA

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Liberation Struggles, Prison and Political Prisoners

Greetings, Yesterday, the Freedom Archives was featured on KPFA’s The Sunday Show guest hosted by Julieta Kusnir. I was joined by Noelle Hanrahan from Prison Radio and Linda… Details

Celebrating 15 Years of the Freedom Archives

Experiences at the Archives, Freedom Archives Events and Trips, Prison and Political Prisoners

Freedom Archives founders — (Left to right) Lincoln Bergman, Heber Dreher, Emiliano Echeverria, Kiilu Nyasha, Nina Serrano, Barbara Lubinski, Claude Marks, and Andres Alegria.

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Anniversary and Anarchy

Freedom Archives Events and Trips, From the Archives..., Prison and Political Prisoners

My name is Katie Hanks and I am currently an intern here at the Archives. My most recent task has been diligently working on the Black Flag collection. With our upcoming 15th anniversary… Details