The Work of Abolishing Prisons: A Q&A With Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché The Work of Abolishing Prisons: A Q&A With Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché
A conversation with Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché about their new book, How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment.
May 9, 2024 / Q&A / Victoria Law
When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib? When Will There Be Justice for the Survivors of Abu Ghraib?
Twenty years later, the unforgettable images of torture at Abu Ghraib serve as a continuous reminder of the nature of American brutality in the War on Terror that has not ended.
May 7, 2024 / Maha Hilal
Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail? Does Donald Trump Want to Go to Jail?
I know, he’s a big man-baby and he’d hate even a minute of it. But his martyr complex could overcome his cowardice.
May 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh
A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds
Incarcerated people’s mental health is ignored.
Apr 26, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
Want to Fight Mass Incarceration? Start With Your Local Jail Want to Fight Mass Incarceration? Start With Your Local Jail
A new collection of essays from academics and activists devoted to prison abolition focuses on the quiet but rapid expansion of the carceral system in small towns and municipaliti...
Apr 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jarrod Shanahan
Bringing a Seminal Palestinian Resistance Novel to the World Bringing a Seminal Palestinian Resistance Novel to the World
Talking with the translators of Wissam Rafeedie's The Trinity of Fundamentals, a book whose genesis is as extraordinary as its contents.
Apr 19, 2024 / Q&A / Rayan El Amine
O.J. Simpson Proved That With Enough Money You Can Get Away With Murder O.J. Simpson Proved That With Enough Money You Can Get Away With Murder
The accused killer won and lost in court depending on his bank account.
Apr 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
End the Persecution of Julian Assange End the Persecution of Julian Assange
The fifth anniversary of Assange’s imprisonment would be a good day for the Biden administration to end this sordid saga—before it ends the First Amendment.
Apr 11, 2024 / Chip Gibbons
Why I Continue to Write About Guantánamo Why I Continue to Write About Guantánamo
I’ve been covering the detention center since 2002, and I’ll continue to do so until it is eradicated—because I refuse to let this injustice be relegated to the past.
Apr 10, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
Pregnancy in Jails: A New Report Finds Flagrant Violations of Illinois Laws Pregnancy in Jails: A New Report Finds Flagrant Violations of Illinois Laws
Jails throughout Illinois continually deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against pregnant people’s rights to reproductive care.
Mar 29, 2024 / Victoria Law