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International Day of Action in support of John Bowden

19th October 2012 From Leeds ABC: “The only sure tactic when prisoners resist and fight back is solidarity.” John Bowden in ‘Tear Down The Walls’ John Bowden has been in prison more than thirty years for the drunken killing of … Continue reading

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What we’ve been up to recently…

Over the last few weeks we’ve had two demos in London and failed to update you so far. So here we go: HMP Brixton Noise demo:                   London ABC thought the jubilee … Continue reading

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Demonstrate with us on the Day of Action for John Bowden

Free John Bowden! Demonstrate at the Parole Board’s offices on the 11th of June from 12pm – 2pm at Grenadier House, 99 – 105 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2DX June 11th is a Day of Action in solidarity with prisoner … Continue reading

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Day of Action in Support of John Bowden

Date: 11th June 2012 Location: Wherever you are… Read John’s latest article. Imprisoned since 1980, (and in fact for most of his life before that), John Bowden has been a thorn in the side of the English and Scottish prison … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Criminal Justice Services continue to cover up their treatment of John Bowden!

Please write letters of complaint Edinburgh Criminal Justice Services, or what used to be know as the plain Social Work Department, has seriously compromised its professional integrity by defending a member of its staff who deliberately told lies in a … Continue reading

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John Bowden asks for letters and support…

Recently John Bowden has been having trouble with a social worker, Brandon Barnett, lying about him in reports to the Parole Board. You can find background to this on Leeds ABCs page here and a later update here. John has … Continue reading

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Is the Parole Board deciding on the continued detention of life sentence prisoners before their hearings?

Periodically reviewing life sentences by the Parole Board is a process required by law and such reviews, known as Tribunals, are intended to assess the current level of risk presented by life-sentence prisoners at the expiry of Tariff point of … Continue reading

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