Folder 22: “Prison system”, 1995-1999

File — Container: Box 2, Folder: 22

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Article; “Professor records students’ words of hellish life in prison” News-Times

Envelope with American Red Cross stamp labeled “Fred Pfeil Fair Shake”

Fair Shake Preamble and Mission Statement

Summary of the “Economic Insecurity Hearing” on January 28, 1996 with handwritten notes

Notes from January 13, 1997 meeting of Economic Justice Public Hearing Subcommittee

Copy of address labels

“Share the wealth” flyers

Tax Day ’96 Organizing Kit

“Share the wealth” forms

Flyer; “Cellblock Visions: Cell Divisions” – Wheeler Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Poster, exhibit, part of journal; “Estranged Fruit” and postcards announcing show

Magazine; Amnesty Action, Spring 1999

Magazine; US News: World Report, April 21, 1997

Magazine; New Yorker, July 10, 1995

“Appendix 3 - % of Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons by Race and Gender” author and publication info unknwon

Article; “State Clips Wings of Jailbirds’ Counsel”

Brochure; “Power for Peace”

Article; “Prison Rules, in Black and White” from Harper’s

Magazine, February 1995, p 18

Newsletter; Lionheart Foundation

Essay; “The Writer in Prison” by Joseph Brodsky from the NY Times, October 13, 1996

Article; “Crack’s Prisoners” from The Nation, December 4, 1995

Article; “Making Prison Pay” from The Nation, January 26, 1996

Handwritten letter from “Spider” answering questions about prison

Article; “The unlearned lessons of Attica” by Bill Newman from Daily Hampshire Gazette, Wednesday, July 16, 1997

Dates

Creation: 1995-1999

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 23.5 Cubic Feet (23 records center cartons with 475 folders, and one flat box of oversized materials (box 24)) ; 1 box (16.25 in. x 13 in. x 10.5 in.) equals 1 cubic foot ("cubic foot" defined in SAA Dictionary) 1 flat box (2.5"H x 17"W x 20.75"D) equals .51 cubic feet (as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)