This past week organizers, activists, students, professors, reformists and abolitionists from across the spectrum convened at the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus to discuss the status of America’s outcomes of deadly sin at the Making and UnMaking Mass Incarceration (MUMI) Conference. With a diverse panel of inspirational and highly qualified speakers over a series of […]
Direct Call to Action These prisoners have risked their lives as outspoken organizers to improve the conditions of Ohio State prisons and advocate for prisoners human rights. They are being threatened with being moved out of state away from their loved ones in retaliation for their political activity. The act of doing so is a […]
For decades, negative stigmas, and predominantly negative narratives about returning citizens have stifled our community’s growth. Many are hesitant, or downright refuse, to accept formerly incarcerated people as equal members of our society, refusing to offer them jobs, housing, funding, transport or access to the many programs that would contribute to their success, and the […]
After decades of over sentencing and mass incarceration plaguing Michiganians, community members are taking the problem of Michigan’s criminal legal system back into their hands, the way it always should have been. At this point the state of Michigan’s Department of Corrections is so far behind that of so many states in the process of […]
On Wednesday, October 10th, at 11:00a EST dozens of community members, including family of incarcerated people, their allies, activists and elected officials came together to advocate for critical reforms that Michigan’s Department of Corrections is in desperate need of. Attendees were asked to display an image of their incarcerated loved one on either a T-shirt, […]
This week was called by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak (JLS) to be Unchain the Vote Week focused on bringing attention to the unconstitutional, dehumanizing act of felony disenfranchisement that plagues 48 of the 50 United States. During this week outside organizers hosted and attended events in solidarity with inside organizers’ call. One of the events I […]
FRIDAY THE 13th: BURN DAY FOR BIDEN’S CRIME BILL” September 9th will mark the 48th anniversary of the Attica uprising, the 3 year anniversary of the 2016 National Prison strike, and the end date [August 21st – September 9th] of the 2018 National Prison Strike. The 2018 Prison Strike presented a set of 10 National […]
There are many critical aspects of Michigan’s department of corrections that are in need of reform. There are tens of thousands of people that suffer from the plethora of issues including prisoners themselves as well as their families and allies. While there are many people who recognize these issues, there aren’t many spaces to come together and discuss potential solutions […]
This time last year thousands of prisoners were buckling down in preparation for a national demonstration that would, not only put their jobs at stake, but that also put many lives on the line. All in an attempt to raise awareness about the oppressive, destitute conditions of United States prisons. Incarcerated citizens united Nationwide across dozens of […]
The conditions that people suffer in Immigrant Detention centers didn’t just pop up for immigrants. The methods of arrest for people threatened by ICE aren’t new either. These are conditions of apprehension and incarceration have been inflicted on citizens in the United States, mainly minorities, for years. How can we expect these conditions to be […]