Keeping Tally: Imprisoned Citizen Journalist Ruminations on the Impact of the Arts and Humanities within the Carceral State
Be it handball, cards, or dominoes, “keeping tally” is one of those everyday prison parlance references you’ll...... Read more.
She’s Someone’s Daughter: How AOC Created a Domestic Violence Teachable Moment Exercise for Imprisoned Men Attending a Poetry WorkshopÂ
Though most indicators of violent crime in California have recently trended downward, intimate partner violence is on...... Read more.
Culpability: Examining the Moral Hazard of Excusing Criminal Conduct on Slavery, Mass Incarceration and Structural White Supremacy
Understanding how the founding of the United States was built by the exploitation of the world’s migrating...... Read more.
Prison Politics: Incarcerated Black College Students Hailing from Traditionally Democratic Households Remain Critical of Kamala Harris
Four years ago, after Donald Trump debated Joe Biden, we convened a group of ten Black imprisoned...... Read more.
The Warden, His Slaver Business Partner, and the Kidnapped Inmates: Revisiting San Quentin Prison’s Racist Beginnings
California’s racist carceral roots run deep. In his State of the State message delivered in 1851, California’s...... Read more.
The EBSCO Dairies, Part One: Imprisoned College Students In California Discuss…
How The Digital Search Tool Allows Them To Critically Evaluate Mass Incarceration, The 1619 Project, Youth Offender...... Read more.
Mastering The Fine Art Of Self-Dissection: My 2023-24 California Freedom Library Journey
It took a minute to track them all down – some cats like to put a parole...... Read more.
Graduating With Honors: Life Prisoner Reflections On Achieving An Academic Milestone At Coastline College Thirty Years In The Making
The summer of 1991 feels so long ago, and yet, reminders of the earliest chapters of my...... Read more.
Examining Perception, Fear, And Bias: How Merced’s Police Department Is Connecting With Carceral State Residents To Foster Accountability, Cultural Empathy, And Restorative Justice
Police abuses caught on camera that result in the death of unarmed citizens of color should rightly...... Read more.
Against The Literary Grain: Abolitionist Ruminations On The Impact Of PEN America’s Prison And Justice Writing Program Upon Carceral Journalism
Since 1922, PEN America has stood at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free...... Read more.