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.

Jails and Prisons January 21, 2015

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

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

Maya Schenwar
Jails and Prisons November 11, 2014

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.

Maya Schenwar