News: Carswell is rejecting all mail mentioning the National Prison Strike. Any mail sent to Marius about the strike, letters or news articles, will likely be destroyed or returned as “correspondence that threatens the security and orderly running of the institution.”…
“Netting Vaquitas” by Marius Mason
“MEXICO: An effort to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise is being helped by banning the use of gill nets in all waters where it is found. The vaquita (‘little cow’ in Spanish) lives only in the northern part of the…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20th: Write to trans prisoners! The Transgender Day of Remembrance should be a day that we remember the large part of our community that has been taken from us by the State. Systematic racism and transphobia has locked up…
Vaquita by Marius Mason
“The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is considered by many to be the rarest and most-endangered species of marine mammal in the world. in May 2016, the population size of the vaquita is considered to be 60, based on the results…
“For Naelyn Pike (San Carlos Apache) standing with Standing Rock” by Marius
“This painting is another in a short series of portraits of resistance activists at the Standing Rock reservation to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Construction on part of it had been temporarily halted, but the fight is far from over. So…
January 22: Trans Prisoner Day of Action and Solidarity
January 22, 2016 will be the first annual Trans Prisoner Day of Action: an international day of action in solidarity with trans prisoners. This is a call to action against the system which seeks to erase our very existence. The…
Thank you from Marius and friends
Marius received over 50 letters and donations that he will use year-round for food, postage, and telephone calls home. Thank you for all your hard work and support every year. A list of report backs will soon be posted on…
June 11th Report Backs
Fighting Toxic Prisons: Reflections and Next Steps from the June 11 Convergence in D.C.
“Where They’re Supposed to Live” by Marius Mason
“In light of Sea World’s promises to end captive breeding programs and eventually, live performances, and the Baltimore Aquarium’s announcement they will allow their dolphins to go to a sanctuary–it seems like there is a significant shift in public opinion…
“When the Trees are Gone” by Marius
“A National Geographic special hosted by Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas, a famous Canadian orangutan specialist, underscored the terrible fact that if much more of native Indonesian forests are cut down , then there will no…