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Police & Policing

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.

Men from the Brevard County Jail fill sand bags for local residents to combat flooding caused by high water levels from Hurricane Irma on October 5, 2017 in Sharpes, Florida. Credit: Paul Hennessy/Alamy Live News.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Florida's jails put incarcerated people's lives at risk during hurricane season

by Angel D’Angelo September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
Federal receiver Robert Sillen in the prison yard at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, on June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Prop 66 doesn't dismantle California's Death Row—it expedites our executions

by Timothy James Young August 30, 2023August 29, 2023
An abolitionist review of the Barbie movie's imaginative universe serves as a reminder that systemic oppression can indeed be destroyed.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Barbie: Pretty Police

by Eteng Ettah July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

"Pull up your pants or go to jail!"

by Justin A. Davis June 30, 2023June 30, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Imprisoned in Gaza, Imprisoned outside of Gaza

by Maram M. AbedAlBari June 29, 2023June 28, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Illegal migration from Gaza by sea

by Rami Almeghari June 29, 2023June 28, 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, 2023June 27, 2023
How Israel exiles Palestinian prisoners to Gaza: Three Palestinian prisoners who were banished to Gaza as a condition of their release from Israeli prisons share their stories of exile.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Palestine on lock: Israeli occupation

by Basma Adham Albayed June 27, 2023June 27, 2023
When Israel imprisons a Palestinian, it imprisons entire families.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

When Israel imprisons a Palestinian, it imprisons their whole family

by Eman Hillis June 27, 2023June 27, 2023
An artist's tribute to painter Duniyana Al-Amoor, killed in her room in Gaza at age 22.
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Art Under Aggression

by Malak Mattar June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Palestinian prison arts and crafts reflect the realities of life and love under Israeli occupation
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Diaries of Blood: The secret artists within Israeli detention facilities

by Eman Al-Astal June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
State conspiracies and censorship of the incarcerated in prison.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Conspiracyz, Scum Pigz, & the Dept. of Censorship

by G. Z. June 21, 2023July 12, 2023
Scalawag's 2023 Abolition Week theme: The Bars We Can't See.
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Introducing Abolition Week 2023: The Bars We Can't See

by Scalawag Editors June 19, 2023July 1, 2023
Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens
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Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens

by Rawan Masri and Fathi Nemer June 19, 2023June 20, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Our home outside these walls: My love letter to you, son

by Devon Terrell June 16, 2023June 15, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Another kind of Memphis Blues

by Justin A. Davis June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
GSU Cop City student demands: Protesters gathered outside of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta in protest of Cop City as the clear cutting of trees began on March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Georgia State students demand the University denounce Cop City, end carceral investments

by GSU Student Coalition Against Policing & Militarism May 19, 2023May 26, 2023
A storybook illustration of a Black mother playing soccer with her Black son in the park.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'Please Keep Playing.' An open letter to my son, Remix

by Ariana Brazier May 5, 2023May 4, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The Taking of Peachtree-Pine and the Dawning of Cop City

by Ariana Brazier May 3, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City

by Micah Herskind May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Night Court: New(ish) Sitcom, Same Copaganda

by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
Black and Palestinian solidarity
Posted inRACE & PLACE

From Black Atlanta to Palestine: A statement of connection, solidarity, and survival

by Da'Shaun Harrison, Eva Dickerson, Osama and Bisan March 28, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

We're Queer, 'We're Here,' and We're Fighting Back

by Sezin Koehler March 23, 2023March 22, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

An open letter to Spelman College: Denounce Cop City Now

by Eva Dickerson and Spelman Alumni March 7, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abolishing the Black Superhero Complex: From Black Panther to MLK

by Bria Massey March 2, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The romantic comedies convincing you to fall in love with the police

by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg February 14, 2023February 14, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Contradictions and Convictions: Megan Thee Stallion and why abolition can't wait

by Da'Shaun Harrison February 14, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

How 'the shadow of state abandonment' fostered then foiled Young Thug's YSL

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023April 28, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Cop City, Gentrification, and Young Thug: Atlanta's uneven war over greenspace in 'The City of the Forest'

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023April 28, 2023

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