The practice of jail support is one that social movements have employed for decades. It ensures that arrestees have adequate support and it can include actions such as: having someone on the outside tracking an arrestee through the system; fellow protestors awaiting an arrestee's release and providing food and clothing upon their release; establishing a ride home for newly released arrestees; and organizing any other necessities for those who have been arrested. Over the course of the Occupy movement, thousands of protesters were arrested, and jail support was a key expression of solidarity. This document provides an introduction to jail support. Described as a "show of solidarity with fellow activists," the guide helps explain how to mobilize at "SIS" (52 Broadway) and collect information to give to the National Lawyers Guild. 52 Broadway was where OWS had temporary storage space and is also the location of the United Federation of Teachers' headquarters.
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This two-page, typed document provides an introduction to jail support for arrestees. The first page provides "basic training" and four tips for doing jail support. The second page gives guidelines for acting in solidarity during jail support. Below the list is a text box with notes on how to do jail support at various locations and phone numbers to call.
Citation
Basic training for Occupy Wall Street jail support, 2011; TAM.630 Occupy Wall Street Archives Working Group Records; box 2; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University