Tag: prison abolition

“If U Only Knew How They Were Really Doing Us”: Inside/Outside Communication During A Pandemic

("Who Am I" by Alisha Walker)

by Alisha Walker and Red Schulte (written by Red, with editing and considerable input from Alisha) Alisha Walker is a 27-year-old former sex working person originally from Akron, Ohio. She was criminalized for an act of self-defense when a regular client threatened her life and the life of a fellow worker in January 2014. A… Continue reading “If U Only Knew How They Were Really Doing Us”: Inside/Outside Communication During A Pandemic

Activist Spotlight Interview: PJ Starr On Marcia Powell And Prison Abolition

Arpaio at the 2014 Western Conservative Conference. (Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore)

Editor’s note, 8/31/2017: In light of Trump’s pardon of former sheriff Joe Arpaio for his contempt of court conviction re: the order to cease his reign of terror against immigrants in Arizona’s Maricopa County, we’re posting an updated edition of my September 2014 interview with PJ Starr. I interviewed Starr on her documentary about Marcia Powell,… Continue reading Activist Spotlight Interview: PJ Starr On Marcia Powell And Prison Abolition