MIM(Prisons) is a cell of revolutionaries serving the oppressed masses inside U.$. prisons, guided by the communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
Under Lock & Key is a news service written by and for prisoners with a focus on what is going on behind bars throughout the United States. Under Lock & Key is available to U.S. prisoners for free through MIM(Prisons)'s Free Political Literature to Prisoners Program, by writing:
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I am currently imprisoned in Warren Correctional Institute in Lebanon,
Ohio and am Vice President of a prisoner-run organization called Long
Term Offenders Organization (LTO) where our main focus is to abolish the
“3 tier system” which is Ohio’s equivalent to California’s Security
Housing Unit (SHU) system. We promote abolishment by enforcing programs,
workshops, events and activities for prisoners to beat the 3 tier
system. We promote unity outside of these walls but even more within
these walls. I’ve noticed a lot of brothers complain about our current
circumstances in Ohio such as the 3 tier system (which is obviously a
cycle that is supposed to be broken), the food (not enough portions),
and correctional officers abusing their authority. By having a platform
such as LTO to speak up, I’m promoting prison unity to use the proper
procedure through the formal complaints process and not letting the pigs
or their system get the best of us. I always tell the brothers it’s
going to take more than just me alone to make a difference so I need
them just as much as they need me.
MIM(Prisons) adds: We add these comrades in Ohio to the
country-wide movement to shut down control units. Whatever they are
called, this long term isolation is a form of torture, primarily
targetting politically active and oppressed nation prisoners. We also
encourage LTO, and any other prisoner organizations out there, to
consider joining the
United Front
for Peace in Prisons, and work to build unity on an even broader
scale. As the second organizing principle of this United Front states:
“We strive to unite with those facing the same struggles as us for our
common interests. To maintain unity we have to keep an open line of
networking and communication, and ensure we address any situation with
true facts. This is needed because of how the pigs utilize tactics such
as rumors, snitches and fake communications to divide and keep division
among the oppressed. The pigs see the end of their control within our
unity.”
