Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network

Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network

The Anarchist Prisoners' Legal Aid Network (APLAN) is an Anarchist organization that provides legal aid to known anarchist prisoners and publishes the newsletter "We Never Sleep". According to APLAN, many imprisoned anarchists are subject to abuse, partly due to their beliefs.

ee also

* Anarchist Black Cross
* Prison abolition movement


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