Behind the Hunger Strike: Swift Justice Continues Fight for ‘Prisoners’ Rights’
Kenneth 'Swift Justice' Traywick started starving himself November 20, 2025, striking in solidarity with 'prisoners' across Alabama and the United States.
Kenneth 'Swift Justice' Traywick started starving himself November 20, 2025, striking in solidarity with 'prisoners' across Alabama and the United States.
Minneapolis, MN — On July 17, 2025, there was a nationwide call to action to commemorate the life and legacy of John Lewis, where many put emphasis on how his philosophy of getting in “good trouble” inspired them. Good trouble was Lewis’s coined phrase inspired…
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Bessemer, Alabama — At around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 13, Derrol Shaw took an opportunity to get free. Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for murders he…
Alabama – Prisoners in Alabama announced on Oct. 14 that they had paused their historic three-week work stoppage. The strike, which started Sept. 26, involved thousands of prisoners throughout the state, causing the breakdown of normal operations at most major male prisons this month.
According…
Montgomery, AL – On the 19th day of the statewide prisoner work strike on Friday, about 100 people gathered in front of the Alabama State Capitol Building in support of the thousands of prisoners currently striking.
On Oct. 7, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)…