Maya Schenwar

Maya Schenwar is the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better. She is editor-in-chief of Truthout.

In the New World of Incarceration, Your House Is Your Prison

In the New World of Incarceration, Your House Is Your Prison In the New World of Incarceration, Your House Is Your Prison

So is your block, your school, your neighborhood… your city, state and country.

Jan 21, 2015 / Maya Schenwar

Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe

Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe

Isolation does not “rehabilitate” people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.

Nov 11, 2014 / Maya Schenwar