Artwork

Cover Art by Nancy Larios

September 11, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

I'm sending you a copy of 1 of my colored pencil drawings from a series I've recently done of elderly prisoners (I'm 77) in their state muumuus... to get the word out about the ridiculous number of elderly prisoners in high-security prisons.by Nancy LariosCalifornia Institution for Women … [Read more...] about Cover Art by Nancy Larios

AOUON Art Competiton: Winner & Finalist

July 29, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

We invited AOUON members to create art for the t-shirt of our national convening. The winning design was created by Jessie Milo, an AOUON member and incarcerated artist. We had amazing submissions, and we thank you all from the bottom of our heart for all of the time and care you put into your designs. WINNER: Untitled by Jessie Milo FINALIST: Abolition/Freedom by … [Read more...] about AOUON Art Competiton: Winner & Finalist

JULY COVER ART: Mark Stanley-Bey

July 29, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

Note from the artist: … [Read more...] about JULY COVER ART: Mark Stanley-Bey

Black Trans Lives Matter

June 30, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

Art and words by Angel Garza, Corcoran State Prison … [Read more...] about Black Trans Lives Matter

State Baby

March 28, 2025 by AOUON Contributor Leave a Comment

Comic by Juan Hernandez … [Read more...] about State Baby

In Texas, AOUON Members Build Collective Power

In July, AOUON’s San Antonio chapter hosted a national convening to bring us together as issues of crimmigration, the new presidential administration, and environmental injustice are deeply impacting us across states, borders, and walls. A multi-generational group of folks impacted by the criminal legal system ranging from toddlers to movement elders, we are leaving with […]

CA Senate Bill 423: Origins, Organizing, and the Fight for Firefighter Justice

by Lawrence Cox, LSPC Regional Advocacy and Organizing Manager I was born in Oakland, California, into a world where stability was elusive and the foster-care docket turned faster than any child could comprehend. I never learned permanence; I learned placement. By age seven, I was a ward of Alameda County, rotating through foster homes and […]

Honoring Juneteenth: Prisons, Parole, and Slavery in America Today

by Daniella Dane, LSPC Policy Fellow In May, we celebrated International Workers’ Month to honor the struggles and victories of labor movements during the Industrial Revolution, yet these celebrations often fail to acknowledge that, during this same era, Black people in the United States remained enslaved—excluded entirely from the rights and protections being fought for […]

Letter from David Johnson

From the Archives of Ms. Daphne Muse at the Oasis in the Diaspora. c. 1972. Greetings Comrade Sister, I received your most vibrant missive a few days ago, and I must say it was a pleasant surprise hearing from you. In these most critical of times it provided me with a uplift to my spirits, […]

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 […]

CALIFORNIA ON LOCKDOWN: Know Your Rights

On June 12, CDCR placed all Level III and Level IV facilities on an indefinite lockdown due to an alleged increase in “violence, overdoses, and the discovery of contraband.” This affects 23 facilities and 34,000 incarcerated people. The lockdown effectively restricts internal movement (including to showers and dining halls), cuts off in-person and virtual visitation, […]