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Beyond Prisons — Episode 8: Prison Labor feat. Jared Ware
We discuss prison jobs programs, organizing against prison slavery, abolishing the 13th Amendment, and the Millions for Prisoners march in Washington, D.C.
Beyond Prisons – Episode 7: Millions For Prisoners Human Rights March Feat. Krystal Rountree
Krystal Rountree discusses the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March on August 19 in Washington, D.C. and the campaign to abolish the 13th amendment.
Beyond Prisons – Episode 6: Mothering Under Surveillance feat. Maya Schenwar
Brian and Kim speak with Maya Schenwar about her book, “Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better.”
Beyond Prisons – Episode 5: Shut Down Rikers Island Feat. Akeem Browder
Brian and Kim speak with Akeem Browder, founder of the campaign to Shut Down Rikers Island and the Kalief Browder Foundation.
As Abolition Becomes More Likely, Chicago Bond Fund Sees Future Where They Aren’t Needed
Around 70 people volunteer for the Chicago Community Bond Fund, a nonprofit organization that raises money to post bond for people who can’t afford to get out of Cook County Jail while awaiting trial. The bond fund relies on volunteers and purposely avoids hiring full time staff. It was an all-volunteer organization until February,
Beyond Prisons — Episode 4: Abolition By Any Means Necessary feat. Five Mualimm-ak
In this candid and personal interview, activist Five Mualimm-ak discusses his life, reintegration, and why he’s fighting to abolish prisons by any means necessary.
Pennsylvania Prison Officials Censored Workers World Publication For May Day Coverage
The Pennsylvania DOC rejected multiple issues of Workers World because of passages advocating for labor strikes and solidarity among oppressed people.
Beyond Prisons – Episode 3: Are Prisons Obsolete? (YES!)
Kim and Brian discuss Angela Davis’ book, “Are Prisons Obsolete?”—an excellent handbook on prison abolition and the prison industrial complex.
Chicago Community Bond Fund Saves Poor, Working Class Residents From Horror Of Cook County Jail
The Chicago Community Bond Fund helps people get out of jail who can’t afford bail, using their stories to push to end cash bond in Illinois.
Frontline Documentary Methodically Examines Solitary Reform In Maine State Prison
PBS FRONTLINE’s “Last Days Of Solitary” documents Maine’s progress in reducing the number of prisoners in solitary confinement at Maine State Prison.
Radical Scholars And Prison Abolition: A Conversation With Dr. Anthony Monteiro
Dr. Anthony Monteiro discusses his work as a prison abolitionist, the influence that Du Bois and James Baldwin had on him, and answers the question “what does it mean to be human?”
Lawsuit May Serve As Template For Challenging Forced Immigrant Labor In Private Prisons
Class action lawsuit by pretrial immigrant detainees may force GEO Group and other private prison companies to move away from slave labor.
