“Incarcerated and Infected: How the Virus Tore Through the U.S. Prison System” – NYT
This article from the New York Times is an excellent piece of journalism. It provides a high-level perspective, as well as a heartbreakingly intimate look…
New Mexico Governor Signs Historic Legislation to End Qualified Immunity
This is a welcome sign of progress. “When a police officer acting in an official government capacity violates a citizen’s constitutional rights, qualified immunity protects…
“Freedom from the Inside: a Woman’s Yoga Practice Guide” featured in UK Women’s Prisons newsletter
An innovative UK non-profit organization called Food Matters — www.FoodMatters.org — has generously offered to help us promote our new women’s book: “FREEDOM FROM THE…
Empathy training for parole officers reduces recidivism by 13%
Heavy caseloads, job stress and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders’ likelihood of landing back behind bars.…
Book Review – Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement
Review of Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement co-edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshi Piepzna-Samarasinh by Lesley Becker We’re reblogging…
Rewriting Myths of Public Safety with Victoria Law
Victoria Law, author of Prison by Any Other Name and her most recent title, Prisons Make Us Safer, is interviewed about her work, who inspires…
Isolated Youth during Pandemic Lockdown
Throughout this article you will hear personal stories from our countries’ youth who experienced incarceration during the pandemic lockdown. The article discusses the decline in…
Death Penalty Abolished in Virginia
Virginia is on a path of course correction, being the first state in the South to repeal the death penalty. “The death penalty is the…
Just 0.1% of the former US administration’s COVID farm relief went to Black farmers
These are the type of systemic inequities that perpetuate the economic harm of racial inequity and are the precursors to incarceration. “We saw 99 percent…
Devastating Effects of Jailing People Pretrial
Dr. Sandra Smith, a researcher at Harvard University, interviewed people around the country about their experiences with the pre-trial system in the United States. Smith…
