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“Nothing has been willed,
written or composed for the sake of [this website]
…it is both a weapon of liberation and a poem of love.”

About

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak is the largest prisoner-led organization fighting for prisoners’ human rights and dignity in the United States. Notorious for their work towards abolition, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak has a distinguished history of organizing and participating in major events [2017 Historical Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March, 2018 Nationwide Prison Strike, 2021 Shut ‘em Down Demonstrations] with members across the country for better conditions within US prisons and legal educational opportunities for US prisoners. Their relentless efforts to provide law books, courses and literature aids prisoners to educate themselves and encourages them to help teach and liberate other prisoners. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak welcomes new members in both men's and women's prisons in the US. New and ongoing community-based projects led by the inside that connect inside and outside organizers will struggle forward in the spirit of abolition as JLS continues to build resistance.