Witness Archives – Page 2 of 9 – Scalawag

A lifelong musician on the unbearable silence of prison.

Out of my hands: A musician in prison pines for his bass

by David Annarelli June 22, 2023September 27, 2023

Palestinian prison arts and crafts reflect the realities of life and love under Israeli occupation

Diaries of Blood: The secret artists within Israeli detention facilities

by Eman Al-Astal June 22, 2023November 14, 2023

State conspiracies and censorship of the incarcerated in prison.

SOUTHERN POLITICS

Conspiracyz, Scum Pigz, & the Dept. of Censorship

by G. Z. June 21, 2023September 27, 2023

Solitary confinement in maximum security prison

Nightmares & Daydreams: Welcome to maximum security

by Zakaria Amara June 20, 2023September 27, 2023

Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens

Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens

by Rawan Masri and Fathi Nemer June 19, 2023November 14, 2023

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

by Devon Terrell June 16, 2023November 13, 2023

Producing music from prison.

Young Tali is making music by any means necessary

by Zeb Larson June 13, 2023June 12, 2023

Victim or survivor? The language of patriarchal violence. Assigning language of victimhood or survival to those who have experienced gender violence is dehumanizing—not empowering.

Who said we all survived?

by Breya M. Johnson May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

My heart is wrapped in concertina wire

by K.C. Johnson May 24, 2023November 13, 2023

Pack City Hall: Rev. Keyanna Jones speaks while community members attend the city council meeting to protest against the controversial "Cop City" project, inside the city hall in Atlanta on May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Megan Varner.

SOUTHERN POLITICS

Out Loud on the Gate City Front

by Tea Troutman and Da'Shaun Harrison May 22, 2023May 22, 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.

SOUTHERN POLITICS

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

by GSU Student Coalition Against Policing & Militarism May 19, 2023November 13, 2023

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

by Ariana Brazier May 3, 2023November 14, 2023

31 Days in Dekalb County Hell

by Priscilla Grim May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Forever, I Love(d) Atlanta

by Tea Troutman May 1, 2023May 2, 2023

Black Palestine Meets Black Atlanta. A statement of solidarity between Black and Palestinian communities across the diaspora.

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

by Da'Shaun Harrison, Eva Dickerson, Osama and Bisan March 28, 2023November 21, 2023

SOUTHERN POLITICS

An open letter to Spelman College: Denounce Cop City Now

by Eva Dickerson and Spelman Alumni March 7, 2023November 14, 2023

Grief and Love, Outside the Changes

by Julian Reid February 10, 2023August 9, 2023

Successors and failures: Adulting after death

by Maya Miller January 25, 2023November 13, 2023

Grief, a (grand)mother tongue

by Mele Girma January 10, 2023November 13, 2023

SOUTHERN POLITICS

Illustrated: The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

by Arwen Donahue and Phoebe Wagoner December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

In Photos: A year in the life of Mississippi's 66th Choctaw Indian Princess

by Adria R. Walker November 22, 2022November 13, 2023

Sentenced to Trauma: Inside the volatility and disorder of prison

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

Remembering Tyrik

by Ireashia Bennett October 4, 2022November 13, 2023

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

Bookmobiles to the rescue

by Leticia Urieta September 20, 2022November 13, 2023

The abolitionist podcast that reveals how little you know about prison

by Alysia Nicole Harris June 23, 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, 2022November 13, 2023

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

by Jordan Gass-Pooré June 20, 2022November 13, 2023

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

by Demetrius Buckley June 20, 2022November 14, 2023