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Trend Toward Social Media Activism in Prisons Gains Steam
Behind bars, women are turning to social media to challenge misconceptions and advocate.
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Alabama Mom’s Charges Are Dropped, but Only After an Arduous Battle
It took 16 months and thousands of dollars, but prosecutors have dismissed the case against Katie Darovitz.
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These Salvadoran Women Went to Prison for Suffering Miscarriages
In a country with strict anti-abortion laws, spontaneous pregnancy losses can mean decades behind bars.
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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Build a National Network
Formerly incarcerated women recently gathered to emphasize that it's time the US ended the mass criminalization of Black and poor women.
What “Orange Is the New Black” Tells Us About Sexual Abuse in Women’s Prisons and How to Stop It
Women band together to stop the abuse.
Free Marissa Now and Stand With Nan-Hui: A Conversation About Parallel Struggles
Four women reflect on women of color surviving domestic violence, the US carceral system and immigration control.
Maya Schenwar | Women’s Prisons as Sites of Resistance: An Interview With Victoria Law
Too often, organizing work done in women's prisons goes wholly unrecognized.
Black Domestic Violence Survivors Are Criminalized From All Directions
Women who defend themselves against domestic violence are criminalized by the state.
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Letters to Shanesha Taylor: Mothers Stand in Solidarity
We submit these letters as mothers, advocates and organizers in solidarity with Shanesha Taylor.
Twenty Years in Prison for Miscarrying? The Case of Purvi Patel and the Criminalization of Pregnancy
Purvi Patel was sentenced for feticide.