Daily Archives: December 29, 2012

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued new rules in this October 2012 memorandum that profoundly affect the wellbeing of California's 133,000 prisoners. Although these rules are already being implemented and have the force of law, the 125-page memorandum has not been made available online to the public. Therefore, the Bay View is posting it here for easy reference when reading stories commenting on the new program.

Since Dec. 13, 1994, Indiana political prisoner Khalfani Malik Khaldun has been held in control units, i.e. administrative segregation or isolation. It began when police and prison investigators manufactured a murder charge against him after a guard was stabbed and killed. Brother Khalfani is a Muslim and New Afrikan revolutionary educator who professes a strong sense of radical politics and culture.

The Marcus Garvey Building, also known as Liberty Hall, located at 1485 Eighth Street in West Oakland, is an A-1+ rated national historic landmark that has fallen victim to the mortgage crisis and has been taken from the community through a foreclosure bulk purchase by Citi Property Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based hedge fund. Join the fight to keep Liberty Hall, the Marcus Garvey Building, in the hands of the West Oakland community that it has cared for, loved and served for more than 100 years.