Burning Inside: What Prison Heat Does to a Menopausal Body – Scalawag
Incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris reflects on the tole that prison conditions take on the menopausal body.| Scalawag
We call on our communities to recognize that abolition is not only about tearing down cages but also about building worlds expansive enough to hold our transitions, our elders, and our descendants. Read more via Scalawag: Cool the Cell, Feed the Spirit: Abolition as Reproductive and Climate Justice.| Scalawag
This is medical neglect—a slow, deliberate act of violence against people the state considers expendable or 'criminal,' exploiting their bodies while letting them suffer or die—whether it takes the shape of forced prison labor or the denial of basic healthcare like menopausal treatment. Read more via Scalawag: The Furnace: Climate, Confinement, and the Cost of Reproductive Aging Behind Bars.| Scalawag
Incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris reflects on the tole that prison conditions take on the menopausal body.| Scalawag
A literal and moral stench clings to Georgia’s State Prisons. Georgia’s government, led by Governor Brian Kemp, has allowed this prison crisis to fester to falsely justify to the tax-paying public that building new, harsher prisons is the only remedy. Read more via Scalawag: Georgia's prison crisis is no accident.| Scalawag
The Holy Land Foundation was founded in 1989. Rooted in Palestinian self-determination, the charity provided an incredible amount of material support to Palestinian people, combating the brutality of life under occupation. Read more via Scalawag: Palestinian Political Prisoner Shukri Abu Baker's Poetry Book Debuts in Houston.| Scalawag
Yes, we may be incarcerated, but we are still humans, and that should be reason enough for fair medical care. Read more via Scalawag: The reality of mental health care in prison.| Scalawag
As a surfeit of emotions overwhelms me at once as I count one hundred and ninety-seven steps. The officers are waiting for me with wolfish grins. I know that something is not right. Read more via Scalawag: The Gauntlet: Fight Night in a Texas Prison.| Scalawag
Why is the carceral state storing recordings of typical strip-frisks without incident involved? Read more via Scalawag: A new directive permits prison guards to record strip searches using body cameras.| Scalawag
Aint Sh*t changed... so let's stop pretending that what is happening has not always been Read more via Scalawag: Ain't Sh*t Changed.| Scalawag
The Texas Rangers police force was founded in 1823 to enforce colonial rule in a "for whites only” government. Read more via Scalawag: The Colonial History of Texas Rangers.| Scalawag
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a long legacy of circulating pro-police and corporate talking points, which, in the past, have directly led to violent police or mob killings in the city. Read more via Scalawag: From the Atlanta Race Massacre to Cop City: The AJC Incites Harm.| Scalawag
Xinachtli has served 30 years of a 50-year sentence for disarming a cop. Twenty-three of those years have been in solitary confinement.| Scalawag
This graphic novel depicts the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War—one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in US History.| Scalawag
