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How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Letter to Pierre Sane, Secretary General, Amnesty International Letter to Pierre Sane, Secretary General, Amnesty International
Publisher: Thomas Ruffin Jr.Year: 1996Format: CorrespondenceCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Letter Re: Revised letter about torture of political prisoner--Jalil Muntaqim (a.k.a Anthony Bottom). Part of 11/1996 mailing.
Memorandum: Minutes and Materials from Dec. 3-4 Meeting Re Control Units Memorandum: Minutes and Materials from Dec. 3-4 Meeting Re Control Units
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center Prisoner Rights ProjectYear: 1996Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Additional information on the CRIPA statute (Civil Rights of the Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 USC sec. 1997) relied upon by the DOJ to investigate constitutional violations at the Maryland Supermax. Part of 7/1996 mailing.
Midwest regional hearing: control units, prisons and political prisoners Midwest regional hearing: control units, prisons and political prisoners
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners & POWs, et. al.Year: 1996Format: FlyerCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Photocopy of flyer for 4/20/1996 conference. Part of 2/1996 mailing. 2nd copy part of 5/1996 mailing.
National Campaign to Monitor and Abolish Control Unit Prisons National Campaign to Monitor and Abolish Control Unit Prisons
Publisher: National Campaign to Monitor and Abolish Control Unit PrisonsYear: 1996Format: StatementCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Mission Statement. Part of 1/19/1996 packet.
Report on National Campaign to Stop Control unit Prisons Hearings Report on National Campaign to Stop Control unit Prisons Hearings
Publisher: Porter Kirkwood, Jr.Year: 1996Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Report on 4/27/1996 Northeast Region hearing. Includes details on further steps for the campaign. Part of 7/1996 mailing.
Report of 4/27 NCSCUP "Seeking justice for the imprisoned" Oakland, CA Report of 4/27 NCSCUP "Seeking justice for the imprisoned" Oakland, CA
Publisher: Corey Weinstein, National campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons-WestYear: 1996Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Re Seeking Justice for the Imprisoned 4/27/1996 forum sponsored by the Criminal Justice Consortium. Part of 7/1996 mailing.
Report of the Special Rappoteur, Mr. Nigel S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/37 Report of the Special Rappoteur, Mr. Nigel S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/37
Publisher: United Nations Economic and Social CouncilYear: 1996Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Photocopy of report. Includes: Mandate and methods of work; Information reviewed by the Special rapporteur with respect to various countries. Part of 5/1996 mailing.
Segregation Plans Segregation Plans
Publisher: Bonnie Kerness, Year: 1996Format: CorrespondenceCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Email detailing new enforcement of segregation plans in Control Units. Details 3 classifications levels. Part of 12/1995 mailing.
Spring Activities of the Midwest Region of the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons Spring Activities of the Midwest Region of the National Campaign to Stop Control Unit Prisons
Publisher: National Campaign to Stop Control Unit PrisonsYear: 1996Format: ReportCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Informs of Midwest NCSCUP chapter activities. Missing 3rd page. Part of 7/1996 mailing.
Statement of Bonnie Kerness on the "HISTORY OF CONTROL UNITS" at the northeast Regional Hearings on Control Units - April 27, 1996) Statement of Bonnie Kerness on the "HISTORY OF CONTROL UNITS" at the northeast Regional Hearings on Control Units - April 27, 1996)
Publisher: Bonnie Kerness, National Campaign to Stop Control Unit PrisonsYear: 1996Format: TranscriptCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Statement on the proliferation and use of Control unit Prisons. Call to action.