Skip to main content

debtors' prisons

3 posts in ‘debtors' prisons’

In Depth

Ferguson’s Pound of Flesh

Ten years ago, the killing of Michael Brown exposed a system that extracts what little wealth marginalized people have. That system is still here.

Alexes Harris

Read More

In Depth

Forced Laborers

The carceral state molds and enforces worker compliance, vulnerability, and insecurity—both within and beyond prison walls.

Erin Hatton

Read More

Media

The Journalist Advocate

Since the days of Ferguson, I’ve used my editorial perch to amplify the voices of those crushed by our nation’s system of wealth extraction. If that also makes me an…

Tony Messenger

Read More