In the past I’ve written about the complexity of being a descendant of enslaved people in the United States while also identifying as a Christian. It’s in interesting paradox for some, as many view Christianity as the tool used to pacify Africans during their enslavement. I used that article to explain how my faith in […]
What are prisons for? Are they to help inmates become better people then who they were when they entered by preparing them for a productive life in society? Or are prisons for warehousing people to lock away and forget? Think about your response to that question, is the ideal hope or does your response actually […]
(Seattle, USA) – August 18, 2018 – Prisoners within various institutions nationwide will be on coordinated work stoppages, sit-in strikes, commissary boycotts, and hunger strikes from August 21 – September 9, 2018, demanding “humane living conditions, access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform, and the end of modern day slavery.” Jailhouse Lawyers Speak (JLS) is a network […]
Recently outrage over the treatment of immigrant children in detention centers are heading the conversation about the inhumane practices that we enforce in facilities across the country. It is clear there is an undeniable connection between detention facilities, prisons (state and federal), as well as county and city jails. All of these institutions were created to […]