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Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners

Former Political Prisoner Fights for Abolition

A $600 Carry it Forward (CIF) award for the 18 year-old whose father is a prominent former political prisoner and member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Movement. He has since become a leader in the fight for prison abolition.

Funding cycle
Fall 2024
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
GA
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Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$6600 for school and sports expenses and a CIF award for five children, ages 11 to 19, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.

Funding cycle
Fall 2024
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
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Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted

$6600 for school tuition, sports, and a CIF award for five children, ages 13 to 20, from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of their activism.

Funding cycle
Fall 2024
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
PA
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Former Political Prisoner Harassed

$4000 for orchestra and basketball for the 17-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face targeting for his work to free political prisoners.

Funding cycle
Fall 2024
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
MA
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ATTICA PRISON VISITS

$4000 for two Attica Grants to allow the children and great-grandchildren of two political prisoners to visit their relatives as they serve severe sentences for their roles fighting for Indigenous sovereignty and Palestinian rights.

Funding cycle
Fall 2024
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
TX
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Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted

$7500 for school tuition and sports programs for five children, aged 12 to 19, from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of their activism.

Funding cycle
Fall 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
PA
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Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$6600 for school and sports expenses and a CIF award for five children, ages 10 to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.

Funding cycle
Fall 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
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Former Political Prisoner Harassed

$4000 for tuition, therapy, and art classes for the 16-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face targeting for his work to free political prisoners.

Funding cycle
Fall 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
MA
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Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted

$7500 for school tuition and sports programs for five children, aged 12 to 19, from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of their activism.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
PA
GA
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Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$7500 for educational support and recreational activities for five children, ages nine to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
AL
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