HMP Birmingham (Winson Green)

PSN member, John Bowden, retraces his steps to HMP Birmingham. He outlines the systemic violence enacted on inmates during the 60's, 70's and 80's and how the collusion of prison officers prevented accountability for their murderous actions. Further reading: 1995 Protests outside Winson Green    • Winson Green Prison, 1995 (Paul Taylor, St...   Birmingham prison riot: Hundreds of prisoners take over four wings as disorder spreads (The Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk... G4S stripped of contract to run HMP Birmingham (The Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk... The Prisoner Solidarity Network is a group of people committed to dismantling the criminal justice system and building a society based on collective care. Our members include people inside and outside of prisons. Some of us are ex-prisoners and some are children, partners, or friends of people inside. Many of us are survivors of interpersonal and state violence. Some of us come to this work through our values rather than direct experience of the prison system. ​ We want to build a society where conflicts can be resolved without resorting to imprisonment and punishment, where our relationships with each other are not shaped by capitalism and where we are not divided by race, class, or gender.