Falcon, Luis Nieves, Coordinator. Special International Tribunal on the Violation of Human Rights of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in United States Prisons and Jails. Special International Tribunal, 1990.

Application of principles of international law to several cases of political persecution and coercion in the United States.

Political Prisoners

Fernandez, Ronald. Prisoners of Colonialism: The Struggle for Justice in Puerto Rico. Common Courage Press, 1994.

The story of the Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war as a continuous thread in the Puerto Rican independence movement, including Lolita Lebron, Alejandrina Torres, Ida Luz Rodríguez, Alicia Rodríguez, Dylcia Pagán and Carmen Valentín.

Political Prisoners

Harlow, Barbara. Barred: Women, Writing, and Political Detention.Wesleyan University Press, 1992.

A survey, with extensive excerpts, of writings by and about women political prisoners in Northern Ireland, Israel, El Salvador, Egypt, South Africa, and the United States.

Political Prisoners, Writings by Prisoners

Jackson, George (see also Writings by Prisoners). Blood in My Eye. Black Classic Press, 1990

Political essays, thoughts and fragments from the legendary prison activist and revolutionary.

Political Prisoners, Writings by Prisoners

Jackson, George. Soledad Brothers: The Prison Letters of George Jackson. Lawrence Hill Books, 1994.

The definite book on the politics of prison by arguably America?s foremost prison activist.

Category: Political Prisoners