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Black Immigrants’ Lives Matter: Disrupting the Dialogue on Immigrant Detention
The developing discourse on immigrant detention undermines the political vision of prison abolition.
Anonymous Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Promotes Prison Abolition From Behind Bars
Supporters keep Hammond's cause alive and promote his case for dismantling the system that enslaves him.
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Maya Schenwar | Your Home Is Your Prison
Efforts to reform the prison system may only be expanding the prison system into other parts of American life.
Prop 47, Immigration Reform and More: The Contradictory Road of “Reforming” Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration has landed on the political agenda at both the national and local levels.
Truthout Interviews Maya Schenwar on Why Prisons Don’t Work
Maya Schenwar's knowledge of the criminal justice system is not purely theoretical.
“Locked Down, Locked Out”: What It Means to Be a Prison Abolitionist
Maya Schenwar talks about her own transformation as a journalist, activist and sister and what it means to be a prison abolitionist.
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Prison Destroys Families and Communities at Society’s Expense
In this excerpt from Locked Down, Locked Out, Maya Schenwar delves into the damage wrought by prison on families.
“Prison Inflicts Mass Violence”: Bill Ayers Interviews Maya Schenwar
In this interview, Bill Ayers speaks with Maya Schenwar about her new book and how we can create a society that doesn't use prison to “solve” its problems.
Justice (?) for Renisha McBride
Ted Wafer, convicted of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Renisha McBride, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 3. He faces a maximum of life in …
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The Abolitionist Echoes of Ferguson: White Privilege as Moral Duty
What are the responsibilities of those enjoying white privilege in a white supremacist society? The abolitionists offer inspiration in the fight against racism and structural injustice.