🎯 Myth Prisons Make Us Safer Victoria Law’s book Prisons Make Us Safer: And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration challenges this and other commonly held assumptions It’s a concise, accessible read perfect for educators and activists. Read Nicole Frisch-Scott's...
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans were officially freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s a day of jubilation and grief, a celebration of delayed liberation that still echoes today in the lives of...
Every day, we receive letters from people in prison. Our Letters From Prison series is a raw and unfiltered look into life behind bars, and these short excerpts speak for themselves. Just people, writing from inside. https://youtu.be/cMlpAsiWCUw Our Linktree is...
Pour something warm and settle in. Catch up with the week’s stories about justice, resistance, policy, protest, and the power of difference. These weekly recaps are emailed to followers on Sundays. If you’d like it in email form (just once a week, no spam ever), you...
This post explores what we lose when we erase the “other,” and what we gain when we protect it.
Masked agents. No warrants. Rubber bullets. This isn’t immigration enforcement, it’s illegal, state-sanctioned terror. On this #FactCheckFriday, we break down what’s really happening in cities like LA and Nashville, and what your rights STILL are.
In some courts, missing a payment can still land you behind bars. This post breaks down how “pay or stay” policies function as modern-day debtor’s prisons — punishing people not for crimes, but for being poor.
Democracy Now’s coverage of Anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
Passing a law doesn’t guarantee change. From delays in implementation to non-retroactive policies and court challenges, this post breaks down what really happens after a bill becomes law, and why justice reform often leaves people behind.
Letter-writing remains a lifeline for people in prison, and typewriters, rare and expensive, have long symbolized connection and resistance. Read more about why we use a typewriter-style font to honor that legacy and the people behind the words.