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The National Prisons Strike Is Over. Now Is When Prisoners Are Most in Danger.
A historian reminds us that protests in prisons are often followed by retaliation.
Prisoners Strike for Civil Resurrection
The prison strike is a battle for the moral reformation of a society that cannot cage its way to a better world.
Inside the Prison Labor Strike: New Tactics Pay Off in Mainstream Coverage
A coordinated list of demands alongside new mobilization and messaging approaches helped garner media attention.
The Problem With Bail Isn’t the Bondsmen, It’s the State
The story of SB 10 is a familiar one of policy reform gone haywire.
“Exhaling a Low Freedom Song”: Jackie Wang on Carceral Capitalism
The state is using carceral techniques to fill revenue gaps created by shrinking tax bases.
We’ve Got to Break This Mindset That Policing Is the Only Tool
Alex Vitale discusses his book “The End of Policing.”
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Abolitionists From Around the World Gather to Plan for the End of Prisons
The US prison system was born in slavery and colonialism.
Take a Page From the South: A Black, Queer, Socialist Practice
The resistance must be open to different experiences.
Black and Trans in North Carolina: The Fight for Justice Continues
Trans folk of color often have no other way to speak than to act, says community organizer and activist Ashley Williams.
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In the Fight to Close Rikers, Don’t Forget Deaf and Disabled People
People with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the crushing weight of mass incarceration.