Next week, on August 21, is the start of the 2018 National Prison Strike. Anticipated to be the largest in U.S. History, this strike comes after many years of various strikes, work stoppages, boycotts, and other forms of rebellion. In this episode, we hear about the intended transfer of 3,200 Puerto Rican prisoners to Arizona, listen to a strike statement from Red Wolf, who was featured on Kite Line in March of 2018, and hear the demands laid out for the upcoming prisoner strike, as stated by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak. We then hear a brief synopsis of previous prison strikes and their aftermath from a talk given by Ben Turk in Milwaukee. We will continue to cover the current strike, as well as reflect on prisoner rebellions from the past decades throughout the upcoming weeks.
