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Support John Bowden – Day of Action – June 11th

Posted on June 8, 2012 by leedsabc

John Bowden is a militant prisoner who has been inside since 1980 (and in fact for most of his life before then). He is serving time for a murder which happened 32 years ago, but John’s two co-defendants have been … Continue reading →

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New Broom Needed To Sweep Away Brendan Barnett’s Lies

Posted on June 8, 2012 by leedsabc

Long-term prison militant John Bowden, imprisoned since 1980, is once more facing harassment at the hands of the prison authorities – and all because of an idiot social worker – Brendan ‘Pinocchio’ Barnett.               … Continue reading →

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Freedom Now! by Thomas Meyer Falk

Posted on November 2, 2011 by leedsabc

  If you fight against the state, if you fight for a better world, fight for freedom, there is a chance that you will get thrown to the cage, that is the place where I stay. For over 15 years … Continue reading →

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The Abuse Of Mentally Ill Prisoners Held In Close Supervision Centres

Posted on October 16, 2011 by leedsabc

Prison doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists are currently complicit in the abuse and psychological torture of mentally ill prisoners held in a brutal jail control-unit at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes. In 1998 the then labour government introduced the so-called Close … Continue reading →

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John Bowden – Prison Authorities Subvert Decision of Parole Board

Posted on July 23, 2011 by leedsabc

On the 9th July, 31 years after I was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Parole Board delivered it’s judgement on my continued imprisonment in clear and explicit terms recommending my transfer to an open prison in preparation for my probable … Continue reading →

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