In the face of unimaginable violence and chaos in 2025, our response was resilient. The stakes felt higher than ever before, but protests across the country proved that we the people are no longer afraid. We showed up for our communities to stand against ICE, authoritarianism, war and fearmongering, and for justice. The old-school scare tactics of the oppressor remain, but our … [Read more...] about Sankofa and Struggle in 2026: ED Paul Briley Reflects on the Year Ahead
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Numbers Don’t Lie: The Case Against LWOP
by William Curl, California State Prison, CorcoranThree months after my 18th birthday, I was arrested for a gang-related murder. After reviewing my extensive juvenile record, the judge peered over his glasses at my sentencing and said, “it’s obvious society has failed you, young man, and I won’t repeat the same mistake…I sentence you to Life Without the Possibility of Parole … [Read more...] about Numbers Don’t Lie: The Case Against LWOP
Yale’s Justice For Everybody Initiative forms Carceral Studies Journalism Guild chapter at CCWF
by Alissa Marie Moore, LSPC Re-Entry Coordinator In October, historian Elizabeth Hinton, founder of the Yale Institute on Incarceration and Public Safety (YIIPS), along with YIIPS Executive Director Yaseen Eldick, the Challenging Discrimination in the Law Project's (CDLP) Elizabeth Ross and Elsa Lora, and LSPC's Dr. Tanisha Cannon, as well as myself, Alissa Moore, traveled … [Read more...] about Yale’s Justice For Everybody Initiative forms Carceral Studies Journalism Guild chapter at CCWF
Things Taken: Our Stolen Lives & Lineages
by Daniella Dane, Ronald "Elder" Freeman Policy Fellow Every November, Americans gather to celebrate gratitude, family, and unity, remembering the story of Pilgrims and Native Americans coming together for a feast in 1621. However, this story was fabricated as a means to support the historical narrative that the United States was created on the principle of equality. … [Read more...] about Things Taken: Our Stolen Lives & Lineages
Theses on Labor, Exploitation, & Incarceration
by Eric C. Sapp, LSPC Staff Attorney Prefatory Note: This an abridged version of a text written in spring of 2023, in the context of advocacy regarding carceral wages. §1 Workers’ rights are human rights; let it be stated unequivocally that incarcerated workers are workers. §2 The prison and industrial capitalism arose in tandem. Carceral … [Read more...] about Theses on Labor, Exploitation, & Incarceration
