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THE STORY At its core, SOLITARY is an exploration of the well-hidden world of solitary confinement in the US prison institution. The narrative stays with one inmate, serving a sentence for a nonviolent crime, as he is transferred into ‘the … Continue reading →

For Cindy, For Ourselves: Healing in the context of colonial gender violence.

Originally posted on In Bed With Frida Kahlo:
Emma Rosenthal, MacArthur Park, Rampart Division-LAPD, Los Angeles I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you today at this October 22 demonstration against police brutality on the theme, Resistance Matters,…

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Contact: Verónica Bayetti Flores | 212-929-0562 |veronica@streetwiseandsafe.org End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 Introduced with Protections Against Profiling based on Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Gender Identity New protections address multiple ways LGBTQ youth of color are profiled April 22, 2015 … Continue reading →

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Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
“Ours is a world in which justice is accidental, and innocence no protection.”     Euripedes, 400 BC. ———————————————————————————————– I come from a legal family, so even though I did not go into law, I’ve…

Originally posted on Prison Law Blog:
An issue raised by the Georgia prison strike is whether and how much prisoners should be paid for their labor. Here’s the first bullet point from the strikers’ list of demands (which I reproduced…