When Fire Is the Only Way Out
At a far-flung prison in Virginia, conditions are so inhumane that those imprisoned there are setting themselves ablaze in protest—and to assert their humanity.
8 posts in ‘state violence’
At a far-flung prison in Virginia, conditions are so inhumane that those imprisoned there are setting themselves ablaze in protest—and to assert their humanity.
The routinized violence of prison strip searches robs incarcerated men of their health, sexuality, and so much more.
A transnational approach to abolition brings a new appreciation for community—both broader and narrower than the nation-state—as the site for care, justice, and democratic self-governance.
Prison transfers are routinely used to punish, disorient, and isolate incarcerated people, disconnecting them from family, friends, community, and all sense of place.
We embrace nonconformity in principle—but not for Black men, whose quirks can provoke fear, policing, and punishment.
Racialized and violent, modern U.S. warmaking is inextricably linked with our history of mass incarceration.
Stories of Black flight from enslavement continue to offer lessons for radically rethinking public safety beyond policing.
In the criminal system, having your life constrained and restricted, even after your sentence is over, has become a fact of life.