Zines

Introduction to Prisoner Letter Writing & Support

Our introduction to prisoner letter writing and support – why we do it, who we support, what to write, additional ways to support, and some local resources. Updated 11-22-23.

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The Official Ohio Department of Retribution and Corruption Guide to Ideological Suppression, Domestic Torture, Rape, Blacksiting, and Illegal Rendition

Sean Swain’s story of political targeting and torture while under ODRC custody, in comic form. “Might be my best cartooning so far.”

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Advice for Surviving and Thriving in Lockup

Our friend Sean Swain‘s tips for folks who are new to incarceration, with illustrations by the ABCD family.

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Beware! mini-zine

This is a fun mini-zine made in collaboration with Taxonomy Press to inform your community about certain armed gang members. There’s even a quiz and a puzzle at the end. You can print this on a single-sided page, which you can then fold into an 8-sided booklet using this tutorial.

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The ‘Howl’ of Justice

What does it mean to seek justice? Rand Gould reexamines the ways in which states have constructed their definitions of justice to ensure that unfair convictions cannot be successfully challenged.

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Your Honor by Kuwasi Balagoon

A zine on Kuwasi Balagoon, featuring his poem “Your Honor”. Kuwasi was a bisexual New Afrikan anarchist, Black Panther, and Black Liberation Army member who was arrested as part of the Panther 21 case, imprisoned in 1971, and died in prison in 1986 due to complications from AIDS in prison.

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