Prison strike and protest begin to wind down
The general strike and protest among incarcerated workers in state prisons has begun to subside as more incarcerated individuals return to their inside jobs “to ensure that ADOC does not continue to target the most vulnerable in our population,” according to a statement from inside organizers obtained by APR.
In the statement from organizing members, the group said that this pivot away from a unified strike and protest is “by no means a white flag,” and that striking individuals will continue to “escalate our strike, peacefully,” until demands laid forward by incarcerated individuals are heard.
“We are still demanding our concerns be heard before our Legislators and other elected officials,” the statement reads. “We also demand that our outside representatives be given a platform to be our voice and the public hear our arguments.”
The strike represents perhaps the largest collective protest and strike among Alabama’s incarcerated population in the state’s history and has affected every major correctional facility in the state. At the beginning of the strike’s third week, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed that five of the state’s 14 major facilities were still experiencing work stoppages.
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