Robert "Fleetwood" Bowden Thangs sho change when they cooked dat Coke in the Glassand the way we killin each othertell me how we gon lastThis what the world madeThey want our babies state raisedUncle Sam don't give uh damn, he stay paidThe new Crack that's fentanyl bars and Xthey somewhere working on what's NextYou every really tripped on why they keep on fixing up the … [Read more...] about It’s On Us
Freedom Time: Dancing Through Prison Walls
How does one embody freedom while caged, confined, and policed? For some, the answer comes from dance. In prison, dancing can provide a transformative reclamation of bodily autonomy. This potential has been realized with Dancing Through Prison Walls (DPW), a California-based dance and performance project whose mission is to "dance with, choreograph with, and tell stories within … [Read more...] about Freedom Time: Dancing Through Prison Walls
Poem: All of Us 2
by Joel "Yoel" Davis, Director of Curriculum & Training at Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice (ILARJ) . Released from incarceration of February 1, 2024 after serving 34 years. Yoel read this original spoken word piece at AOUON's goodbye dinner on our last day of the convening. The heat is different in San Antonio.This city pulses like a lion's heart.Y'all got … [Read more...] about Poem: All of Us 2
Restore Our Justice: The March for ACA 6 Continues
by Nedric Miller, LSPC Ronald "Elder" Freeman Policy Fellow The march continues: As long as slavery remains in the U.S. Constitution, so does our will and dedication to fight against systems and ideologies that see humans as material for gain. Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6 is a reinforced tool crafted by LSPC and All of Us or None to battle against America’s … [Read more...] about Restore Our Justice: The March for ACA 6 Continues
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution (Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part VI)
by Eric C. Sapp, LSPC Staff Attorney Few provisions of the U.S. Constitution are clearer than the Fourteenth Amendment’s opening clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” U.S. Const. Amend. 14, Sec. 1 (emphasis added). Unambiguously, the … [Read more...] about Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution (Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part VI)
