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Author: Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity MAPS
About Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity MAPS
Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) is a group organizing in solidarity with imprisoned people against the violence of incarceration.
Aug 30, 23
“The Opening Statement,” Summer 2023
Announcing the summer 2023 edition of The Opening Statement, from Michigan Abolition and Prisoners Solidarity (MAPS). The Opening Statement is a free... Read Full Article
Aug 18, 23
New Zine from Inside the MDOC: “STG, Good Time, and the Malicious Demons of Coercion”
Announcing a new publication from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS). MAPS is honored to present an essay submitted to us by... Read Full Article
Sep 5, 22
The Opening Statement: Summer 2022
Introducing The Opening Statement, a new abolitionist publication from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity. The Opening Statement is a free quarterly newsletter... Read Full Article
Sep 17, 21
Reportback from the #ShutEmDown Demonstrations in Michigan: An Abolitionist Call to Solidarity and Action against Prisons
Reportback from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) on recent #ShutEmDown2021 actions in so-called Michigan. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, a nationwide collective of... Read Full Article
Sep 10, 21
The Pandemic Inside: COVID-19 in Michigan Prisons
A compilation of writing by prisoners in so-called Michigan collected by Michigan Abolition and Prisoners Solidarity (MAPS). Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity... Read Full Article
Sep 5, 21
Nationwide #ShutEmDown Prison Demonstrations Take Place Across Michigan
Report from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) on action across the state of so-called Michigan in solidarity with #ShutEmDown2021. Jailhouse Lawyers... Read Full Article
Apr 8, 20
The Opening Statement – Spring 2020
The Opening Statement is a free quarterly newsletter that features articles written by those currently imprisoned by the state of Michigan. We... Read Full Article
Feb 24, 20
Phone Zap: Support Michigan Prisoners Targeted for Speaking Out Against Racist Staff & Poor Conditions
Call for phone zap in defense of prisoners in Michigan who have been targeted for speaking out against racist staff and living... Read Full Article
Jun 20, 19
Bend the Bars Conference August 23rd in Lansing!
You’re invited to Bend the Bars 2019, a day-and-a-half long conference about strategies and tactics for supporting the prisoner movement and the... Read Full Article
Jan 22, 19
Call-in to Support Prisoners Fight Against Toxic Living Conditions at Michigan Women’s Prison
Call for call-in campaign on Friday, January 25th to support prisoners’ fight against toxic living conditions in Michigan. This week people at... Read Full Article
Jan 6, 19
Call Monday 1/7 to End Retaliation Against Michigan Prisoner Whistleblower
Call in to demand an end to the harassment and abuse of MDOC whistle-blower, Todd Wentworth. Todd is asking that folks call into Bellamy... Read Full Article
Nov 13, 18
Support MDOC Whistleblower Todd Wentworth
Call to support Michigan prisoner Todd Wentworth who is being targeted for being a whistle blower. Last summer at Alger County Correctional... Read Full Article
Jun 3, 18
Enough Already! Call In to End the Extreme Retaliation Against Kinross Prisoners
Calls to support Kinross prison rebels in Michigan. 250-plus people were transferred in retaliation for the strike and protest at Kinross Correctional... Read Full Article
May 14, 18
East Lansing, MI: Demonstration on Mother’s Day at MDOC Director’s Home
The following report comes from Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS). East Lansing, MI – A dozen supporters of prisoners visited a... Read Full Article
Jan 29, 18
February 1st: Call-In To Fight Michigan Prisons’ Mail Policy
Since November 1st, 2017, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has been enforcing a draconian and restrictive mail policy. This policy makes... Read Full Article
Sep 22, 17
Containing the Crisis: A History of Mass Incarceration and Rebellion in the Rustbelt
Written by the Rustbelt Abolition Research Collective (a project of MAPS: Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity). When you’ve finished reading this text,... Read Full Article
Sep 11, 17
Michigan’s Prisoners Reflect on Prison Strike from the Inside
Michigan’s Kinross Prison Strike: Reflections from Inside is an exclusive archive of audio interviews with people currently incarcerated in Michigan who witnessed... Read Full Article
Aug 31, 17
Lansing, MI: Abolitionists Demonstrate in Solidarity with #MillionsforPrisoners
Demonstrators in Lansing, MI blocked lunch hour traffic surrounding the main office of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) on Friday, August... Read Full Article
Aug 4, 17
Phone Zap: Stop the Harassment of Whistleblowers Following Murder of Black Gay Prisoner in Michigan Prison
On July 20, Rodriguez Montes Burks, a 23-year-old gay Black man, was murdered by his cellmate after both reportedly requested to be... Read Full Article
Jul 28, 17
Support Kinross Rebel Cedricx Doss After Release from Solitary
Donate Here On September 9th, 2016, prisoners at Kinross Correctional Facility in Michigan participated in a nationwide strike against slave labor and horrific... Read Full Article
Jul 17, 17
Kinross Prison Rebels Transferred Out of Isolation
On June 11th, a group of prison abolitionists, including the family members of some of those incarcerated, marched to the home of the... Read Full Article
Jun 13, 17
Abolitionists Rally Outside Home of Prison Director in East Lansing
A “solitary is torture” demonstration was held Sunday outside the East Lansing home of Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) Director Heidi Washington... Read Full Article