by Ghostwrite Mike, Carceral Studies Journalism Guild, Valley State Prison The 1971 essay that opens volume three, issue number four of The Black Scholar, titled “The Black Woman’s Role in the Community of Slaves,” presented a monumental offering penned by Angela Y. Davis while on trial and housed at the Marin County jail. Articulating the continuity between her own jailed … [Read more...] about Black Radical Feminisms
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Legal Corner: Implementing the Racial Justice Act for All
by Morgan Zamora, Ella Baker Center Prison Advocacy Manager Since its inception, the United States criminal legal system has been shaped by the racism upon which this country was built. Despite growing acknowledgement of this dark history and its harmful impacts, legislative leaders and judicial actors have made little progress toward remedying the life-altering consequences … [Read more...] about Legal Corner: Implementing the Racial Justice Act for All
Sankofa and Struggle in 2026: ED Paul Briley Reflects on the Year Ahead
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
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
