Above on the left: the beginnings of my first year permaculture raised bed. Here I was laying out paper to block the weeds from coming through. I later laid down soil, then hay and wood chips as mulch. March 19, 2020
Above in the middle: The sprouting of the indigenous American co-planting method, The Three Sisters; corn, beans, and pumpkin. May 9, 2020
Above on the right: The girls are doing well! Only a few weeds come though, and pruning the corn takes minimal effort. May 22, 2020
Three prisoners were also shot during the uprising by Ware County
police. One had been shot in the thigh and another in the arm. “We are
tired of this shit, FUCK 12!” In a video released online, incarcerated
folks can be seen helping those inside who were shot by wrapping and
elevating the wounds, bringing them ice, and carrying the injured to get
more medical care.
Throughout this pandemic, people incarcerated at Ware State Prison have
experienced extreme medical neglect since the outbreak began, where even
those with the most severe coronavirus symptoms, such as troubled
breathing, have been denied medical treatment.
Beyond the pandemic, other conditions inside the prison are just as
bad. Inmates have only been getting two sandwiches a day, no hot meals,
and little to no showers. Unsurprisingly, Ware’s phone line continues to
ring unanswered as media and concerned family members of those inside
have been flooding them with calls.
We may not see a national prison strike this year but perhaps the
necessary actions have evolved. This might be the dire direction that
other people enslaved within US jails, prisons, and detention centers
will take from now on. Prison-led revolts and slave rebellions are
imminent as slavery persists.
“Now in many cases—too many cases—the activity of the immature human being is simply played upon to secure habits which are useful. He is trained like an animal rather than educated like a human being.” – John Dewey, Democracy and Education
