Rattling the Cages
Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners

I was really impressed with Rattling the Cages and how well thought out and organized this collection of political prisoner interviews was. It's a hefty volume and includes a lot of people. The book was composed in tandem with some political prisoners which really increases it's ability to cover man......more

any movement that does not support its political prisoners is a sham movement any movement that extends into a revolutionary horizon will face the prison as the border wall of the future even in the darkest places of confinement the struggle continues it’s either over the wall or up against your capto......more

Perhaps the most important book you will ever read about revolutionary politics and prison. 400 pages of insightful, charismatic reflection on prison and prison politics from the belly of the beast, by those who lived it. An excellent and timeless contribution to the abolitionist struggle. Required......more

Collecting the stories of prisoners incarcerated for actions they took as part of struggles ranging from anti-imperialism, to Black liberation, to Earth/animal liberation, to the Catholic workers movement and beyond, this volume showcases conversational insight on the realities of US prison conditio......more

It's a 400-page book so it took me some time to read. That being said, it's almost like little advice columns from multiple prisoners so each excerpt is max of 10-15 pages long so it's an easy read too. NoName's bookclub gave it to me as they highly recommended it. The book inspired me. Someone in t......more