WHO ARE PP/POWS?
Briefly, Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War (PP/POWs) are “those persons incarcerated as a result of political beliefs or actions consciously undertaken and intended to resist exploitation and oppression, and/or hasten the implementation of an egalitarian, sustainable, ethical, classless society, predicated on self determination and maximization of all people’s freedom. (Bill Dunne) Prisoners incarcerated as a result of non-politically motivated “crime” and became political while in prison are not Political Prisoners or Prisoners of War. Though all prisoners righteously struggling against the repressive prison system should be supported, PP/POWs deserve the priority support of the revolutionary movement that they have sacrificed their freedom to build. As anarchist POW Ojore Lutalo has stated, “Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a sham movement!” Prior to being placed on this list, each Prisoners case is reviewed to determine whether they fit
