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Having spent the first wave of COVID-19 in Rikers Island, David Campbell found the pandemic lockdowns he was met with after his release strangely familiar. The parallels of self-quarantine and incarceration can be tools for abolitionist solidarity.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

What living through COVID in jail taught me about abolition

by David Campbell September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Having spent the first wave of COVID-19 in Rikers Island, David Campbell found the pandemic lockdowns he was met with after his release strangely familiar. The parallels of self-quarantine and incarceration can be tools for abolitionist solidarity.

The author, Mira Ugwuadu, posing for a portrait in the months after graduating from high school in Marietta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Funding, education, and safety are at the top of the list of demands to dismantle the youth mental health stigma in Georgia schools.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

In Georgia, we need proactive—not reactive—mental health support in schools

by Mira Ugwuadu September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
A wheelchair standing between other chairs in a school classroom. Disabled students are overlooked in the youth mental health crisis. How navigating an impossible system drove one disabled student to activism in their quest for solutions to the youth mental health crisis.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Young people struggle within a capitalist, ableist system. We can change it.

by Marrow Woods September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Young Southerners speak out: Reflections on the youth mental health crisis

by Scalawag Community September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
Inside the post-Roe crisis of abortion and surveillance facing pregnant incarcerated people seeking and reproductive justice.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abortion bans and pregnancy surveillance: The body itself as a prison

by Gabrielle A. Perry June 28, 2023September 27, 2023
Periods in prison: The monthly struggle for sanitary products
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'That's not how it works around here': When free-bleeding ain't free

by Heather Jarvis June 28, 2023September 27, 2023
Untreated injuries and denied surgeries in prison.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Cruel and unusual punishment: Denied surgeries behind bars

by Jacob Goethe June 26, 2023September 27, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

(Super) Maxed Out

by Kriston Dowdell June 26, 2023September 27, 2023
The devastating impact of environmental racism in prisons.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Poisoned Inside

by C. Dreams June 23, 2023September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Sentenced to Trauma: Inside the volatility and disorder of prison

by Carla J. Simmons November 21, 2022November 21, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

The Dropout dramatizes Elizabeth Holmes' fraudulent rise. Endless military funding is also a scam.

by Bria Massey September 13, 2022September 13, 2022
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Contrary to popular belief, healthcare in prison is far from free. Sometimes, it can cost your life.

by Luci Harrell June 24, 2022November 14, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Q&A: Southern abortion providers on what the media's getting wrong

by Ko Bragg May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

 I'm an abortion doula in the Deep South. This is what I want you to know.

by Nzingha H. May 18, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Mississippi's childhood lead exposure interventions don't do enough for kids

by Erica Hensley October 5, 2021November 13, 2023
The Reverend Kenneth B. Thomas Sr., pastor of Bethesda Worship and Healing Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hugs Cory Brigham after ordaining him into the ministry during Sunday service on August 15, 2021. All photos by Terrance Armstard for The Guardian.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'We've come this far by faith:' Vaccines, religion, and community in Arkansas

by Sandra L. Combs and Terrance Armstard September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Overdose deaths are reaching record highs in the South as COVID vaccines take priority

by Lovey Cooper September 10, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Breaking Through COVID: What data can't tell about the South's vaccine rates

by Scalawag Editors and Scalawag Team September 9, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'We have to evaluate the motives of health care institutions'

by Alysia Nicole Harris September 9, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Bad medicine in Louisiana prisons

by Xander Adams May 5, 2021April 13, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

HBCUs are keeping the rest of the South safe

by Alexis Wray April 27, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Alabama taxpayers have paid $4 billion toward a policy that Governor Ivey refuses to bring home

by Katherine Webb-Hehn March 16, 2021March 29, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

The majority of Alabamians want Medicaid expansion

by Katherine Webb-Hehn March 15, 2021March 29, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

In Appalachia, the face of addiction is white—and so is the story of recovery

by Crystal Good February 26, 2021April 6, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

A new administration still leaves Southern abortion funders with political and cultural barriers

by Clare Busch February 9, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

In Louisiana's petrochemical corridor, COVID-19 spreads like cancer

by Drew Hawkins December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Doctor who performed hysterectomies on ICE detainees 'operated by a different set of rules' in rural Georgia

by Tina Vasquez, Prism October 19, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Carrie Mae Weems and arts institutions step in where Southern governments fall short on COVID-19

by Alex Temblador September 14, 2020November 21, 2023
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Georgia rushed to reopen, but the COVID-19 crisis is worse than before: 'I'm scared of more than just dying'

by Timothy Pratt August 11, 2020November 21, 2023

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