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The Cycle of State-Sponsored Censorship, Torture, and Repression in Texas Prisons
It is a symbolic reminder that while men who created this vision for TDCJ might be dead, their practices will be condoned by the State of Texas and live on forever.
Kindred
We are kin, not by crime or country, but by the fierce, shared knowing that we were always more than where they tried to put us.
Abolition As the Only Reproductive Justice: A Conversation with Zoe Bambara
Our anchoring question is this: Can you be an accomplice to Reproductive Justice while wielding the power to incarcerate, separate families, and deny medical care—as long as you agree to look the other way on one specific charge?
How the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Uses Copaganda to Stifle Public Dissent
Over the last two years, JSO has found a new media platform to promote its messaging enforcement: social media. Since 2025, JSO has begun partnering with content creators to showcase the behind-the-scenes operations of JSO and in-depth interviews with the city's sheriff.
Empire of Censorship
More than an attack on individual freedom of expression, prison censorship in the 21st century takes aim at Our collective ability to organize and collectively resist the violence of the prison system that dehumanizes Us on the basis of a distinct form of class and national oppression.
Abandon All Connection, Ye Who Enter Here: Digitized Prison Mail as Repression and Surveillance
They phased out all physical mail, newsletters, and books from being able to enter the prison system. If you think things are getting a little too Orwellian for your taste in society at-large, prisons are the testing ground.