Jared Ball on Shaka A. Shakur’s Forthcoming Book
Ball focuses on the editorial introduction and two appendices to “Manifestations of Thought,” due out through 1804 books in September 2025.
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The Hidden Face of the Interstate Corrections Compact: Human Trafficking
The ICC is used as a counterinsurgency tactic against political prisoners, jailhouse lawyers, and revolutionary-minded inmates.
Reactionary Violence is Colonial Violence: Shaka on Losing his Son, Jela
In this political and autobiographical piece, Shaka reflects on the loss of his son, Jela Simba Shakur.
Mental Health and So-Called “Black Criminality”
Shaka v. Indiana: A wealth of new criteria qualify Shaka for a new trial or a modified sentence.
Reviving Slave House and Canine Crimes in Virginia’s Prisons
Whether it’s in Iraq or Virginia, the racist u.s. state turns dogs into weapons against oppressed people.
Continuity: From One Generation to the Next
How and why to address the generational gap in political vision, experience, strategy, and tactics.
Watch: Building a United Front against u.s. Imperialism
A robust two-day webinar featuring current and former political prisoners and revolutionaries!
Jared Ball Reviews “Tip Of The Spear” by Orisanmi Burton
A challenge to existing studies of prisons and abolitionism.
Pen a Political Prisoner Event: Letters for Shaka!
As the great-grandfather starts his 23rd year of false imprisonment, time is running out. Help bring Shaka home now!