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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The Day I Became a Revolutionary: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Robert “Fleetwood” Bowden, LSPC In-Custody CoordinatorI was just a little Black boy in Greensboro, North Carolina when the world around me began to shift and shake with the weight of the Civil Rights Movement. I didn’t understand it—not really. But I felt it, like thunder rolling on the horizon long before the storm reaches your doorstep.What I did understand was the sound … [Read more...] about The Day I Became a Revolutionary: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Home for the Holidays: Reflections on the 2025 Welcome Home Dinner
by Alissa Moore, LSPC Re-Entry Coordinator This year’s Welcome Home Dinner was a beautiful way to end the year, if anyone were to ask my opinion. I saw many of our Family members come home off of what can only be described as inhumanely long sentences. That, in and of itself, is the sole reason for our annual celebration called the Welcome Home Dinner. The Dinner is a huge … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays: Reflections on the 2025 Welcome Home Dinner
Rebuilding from Within: Policy, Persistence, & People Power in 2025
by Lawrence Cox, LSPC Regional Advocacy & Organizing Associate • With contributions from 2025 Policy Fellows A Single Year, A Single Story We measured 2025 by what we refused to let die. In one relentless year, our teams carried a coherent agenda from hearing rooms to home districts, from heat-sick cellblocks to firelines, from juvenile courts to county jails. It is … [Read more...] about Rebuilding from Within: Policy, Persistence, & People Power in 2025
What They Took, What We Build: Friendsgiving & the Fight for Our Families
by Taqwaa Bonner, LSPC Housing Advocate On November 21, 2025, Legal Services For Prisoners With Children and All Of Us Or None facilitated a panel on family policing during our annual Friendsgiving celebration. Two of the four panelists were directly affected by CPS as youth. They emphasized that the trauma from being taken away from their families still has a negative … [Read more...] about What They Took, What We Build: Friendsgiving & the Fight for Our Families
