A Review of The Feminist War on Crime by Aya Gruber
“Gruber examines several feminist movements and their crusades to end gender-based violence, which push the movement toward over-policing.” More
Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration: A Dialogue with Nicole R. Fleetwood
A written dialogue with Nicole R. Fleetwood about Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration—an innovative book that may stake its claim among titles such as The… More
Works of Justice Podcast: George T. Wilkerson on Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Kate Cammell speaks with George Wilkerson about his writing in Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row. More
A Review of Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology Anthology
“A vital resource for launching a more robust critique of how the field of criminology has been paving the way for totalitarianism.” More
A Review of New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperatives’s Caged
“The play illustrates Black lives in dialogue with a racist system. . . while moments of extraordinary integrity and bravery break through the cracks.” More
A Review of This Is Where by Louise K. Waakaa’igan
“Waakaa’igan is a serious poet in a serious place—both psychic and physical. She admits the darkness. She acknowledges the bones scattered on the floor.” More
A Review of Guilty People by Abbe Smith
Abbe Smith’s central premise in Guilty People is fairly straightforward: Who among us isn’t guilty? “The guilty are not a separate species,” Smith writes. More
A Review of The Feminist and The Sex Offender by Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners
“A refreshingly hopeful and pragmatic guide for building a broader political movement against both prisons and sexual violence.” More
Temperature Check, Vol. Seven: The Literary Issue feat. Dr. Nicole Fleetwood, George Wilkerson, & More
This special literary issue supports writers with recent releases that contribute to critical public dialogue about mass incarceration. More
Works of Justice Podcast: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Kate Cammell speaks with George Wilkinson about his writing in Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row More
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