abolition
How I Came to Abolition
Even behind bars, I believed in prison. Then community organizing and the legacy of Martin Sostre helped me imagine a world beyond punishment.
Stephen Wilson
4 posts in ‘Stephen Wilson’
Defending Prison Journalism
Destroying the Conditions that Make Speech Possible
Blocking reading materials and censoring writing are both ways that prisons erase expression before it can reach an audience.
Life Inside
Unsettled People
Prison transfers are routinely used to punish, disorient, and isolate incarcerated people, disconnecting them from family, friends, community, and all sense of place.
Beyond Reform
Why Incarcerated People Work
A new research project seeks to understand present prison labor conditions—and build a path toward lasting freedom.