Incarceration & Prisons Archives – Scalawag

Abolition on TV

Abolition on TV: Pop Justice Wrapped

by Eteng Ettah January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

The top shows of 2022 crafted new realms, drew parallels to social issues and, whether intentionally or not, illuminated many elements within broader policing structures.

Sentenced to Trauma: Inside the volatility and disorder of prison

by Carla J. Simmons November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Southern Politics

'A modernized, streamlined incarceration experience.' New prison technology surveils life on both sides of the wall.

by Lyle C. May September 29, 2022December 1, 2022

Netflix's 'Spiderhead' forgets that the truth about prisons is stranger than sci-fi

by Siona Peterous September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Southern Politics

Women have long borne the brunt of over-policing. Now, they're the fastest-growing incarcerated population in Texas.

by Cynthia Simons August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

The number of women in U.S. prisons is skyrocketing, but little data exists about their experiences.

by Chloe Craig August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

Southern Politics

Contrary to popular belief, healthcare in prison is far from free. Sometimes, it can cost your life.

by Luci Harrell June 24, 2022November 16, 2022

What the history books won't tell you about abolition

by Gabrielle A. Perry June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

The abolitionist podcast that reveals how little you know about prison

by Alysia Nicole Harris June 23, 2022November 30, 2022

Scalawag Updates

Read, Watch, Listen, Do: An Abolitionist Media Guide

by Scalawag Editors June 23, 2022June 26, 2022

Scalawag Updates

Four headline mistakes newsrooms need to abolish

by Scalawag Team June 23, 2022June 27, 2022

'I don't want people to judge me by the music that I rap.' How RICO threatens freedom of speech

by Lil Mobb June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

'Impact of an Icon': Grieving Young Dolph in South Memphis

by Dorian Record June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Hooked on Copaganda: What CoComelon actually teaches kids about police

by Bunny McFadden June 22, 2022November 30, 2022

'An unmanned, evil environment': Ashley Diamond and other trans women on life inside prison

by Ashley Diamond June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

Southern Politics

This couple wants you to know that conjugal visits are only legal in 4 states

by Steve Higginbotham & Jordana Rosenfeld June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

'I'll never have closure.' What TV gets wrong about having a dad in prison.

by Jordan Gass-Pooré June 20, 2022November 16, 2022

I was on The First 48. Your true-crime obsession is based on lies.

by Demetrius Buckley June 20, 2022November 16, 2022

Abolition, popular culture, and justice: introducing 'pop justice'

by Ko Bragg June 2, 2022September 22, 2022

Incarcerated Muslims in Florida celebrated Eid with limited accommodations

by Anthony Cobb and Khawla Nakua May 2, 2022May 4, 2022

Southern Politics

Florida's legacy of slow-rolling parole keeps thousands of people behind bars—some, for decades past their eligibility date

by Justin Garcia October 28, 2021March 9, 2022

Contraband Books: What Texas prisons have against Michelle Alexander, Frederick Douglass, and Alice Walker

by Julie Poole September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

In portraits and letters: 'Being free is not the same as freedom'

by Jason Kerzinski August 17, 2021November 16, 2022

Abolition made practical

by Alysia Nicole Harris July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

Salt, Soil, & Supper: From cell to soil

by Xander Peters June 30, 2021

A prisoner's apothecary: Solitary Gardens reimagines six-by-nine cells

by Roshan Abraham, Next City June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

'Who would want their child to miss everything?'

by Ko Bragg and JS June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

In Photos: Desde Adentro (From Within)

by ITAMA Youth June 24, 2021November 16, 2022

Southern Politics

Qualified Immunity: How 'ordinary police work' tramples civil rights

by Lyle C. May June 23, 2021October 18, 2021

Two letters from North Carolina prisons make the same demands—45 years apart.

by Anne C. Willett & A.L. Harris June 22, 2021June 23, 2021