Prisons
Michigan, mass incarceration, and the new surveillance society
February 1, 2022In a stage of capitalism where outsourcing and deindustrialization have devastated Michigan's manufacturing economy, small towns across the state have come to rely on a racist system of mass incarceration for their economic livelihood.
Read moreDebtors prisons: In Mississippi, judges can lock you up for owing money
January 13, 2022Most states have gotten rid of such programs, but not Mississippi. Judges here sentence hundreds of people a year to four restitution centers around the state.
Read moreThe 2021 Toronto International Film Festival: ‘Attica’ revisited
October 22, 2021Law and order vs. anarchy was the perceived battle, but the evil of mass incarceration was exposed and prison reform was put on the agenda.
Read moreAbolition Writing: A People’s World workshop on writing to end mass incarceration
September 13, 2021September 17, 2021 - 7pm ET
Read moreRural towns deserve more than just prison jobs
August 10, 2021Rural prison towns need jobs. There are better ones than guarding people in cages.
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