Since our launch, Inquest has published a number of essay series and collections examining drivers of and solutions to our crisis of mass incarceration. Below, you’ll find them all, arranged from first to most recent.
January 2022
Incarceration and the Court
Essays examining the Supreme Court’s role in exacerbating our crisis of mass incarceration.
March 2023
Beyond Gideon
A collection of essays examining how—or whether—public defenders can meaningfully contribute to the end of mass incarceration.
April 2023
Abolition Alchemy
A four-part series of essays examining the “alchemy” of incarcerated abolitionists and thinkers who are fighting to transform their struggle into freedom for all.
May 2023
CAPTIVE LABOR
A collection of essays at the intersection of labor and the carceral state, in partnership with LPE Blog.
June 2023 (Ongoing)
Decarceral Filmmaking
Essays spotlighting films and documentaries that have something to say about our crisis of mass incarceration.
July 2023 (Ongoing)
Abolition in Action
A collection of essays exploring how people are practicing abolition in their communities, in partnership with Truthout.
August 2023
Radical Acts of Justice
A roundtable of essays centered on Jocelyn Simonson’s book, Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration.
October 2023
#Freethebooks
A collaboration with PEN America, aimed at the plight of carceral censorship and how people in prison are harmed by it.
April 2024 (ongoing)
National Poetry Month
Throughout April, incarcerated poets will offer their art and their hopes for a different future.
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