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Never eat the candy on your pillow: Friend or foe?

by Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. December 6th, 2023December 6th, 2023

Loneliness can make people vulnerable to exploiters, and prisons are deeply lonely places

Never eat the candy on your pillow: The setup
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Never eat the candy on your pillow: The setup

by Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. November 20th, 2023November 21st, 2023
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Never eat the candy on your pillow: Truth inside the fences

by Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. October 31st, 2023October 31st, 2023
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Prison as censorship: Exhibition curated by Mariame Kaba serves as an abolitionist call to action

by Jess Zhang October 24th, 2023October 26th, 2023
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Never eat the candy on your pillow: This is what prison is like

by Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. September 21st, 2023September 21st, 2023
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Movements of hope: Abolition and reparations in these times

by Trevor Smith and David Ragland August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023
color photograph of a man in an orange prison jumpsuit sitting behind bars reading a book
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Walking on eggshells: The abuse of power and authority in prisons

by Demetrius Buckley August 23rd, 2023August 23rd, 2023
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New York offers a path to justice for incarcerated survivors

Tamar by Tamar Sarai August 22nd, 2023August 23rd, 2023
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Never eat the candy on your pillow: Holding onto hope

by Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. August 22nd, 2023August 22nd, 2023
color photograph of a young girl in an orange jumpsuit with black text that reads "probation" across the shoulder blades. she sits next to a woman who is typing on a computer. they are visible through a partially opened doorway
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Advocates call for investment in community alternatives after closure of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice

by Montse Reyes August 14th, 2023August 14th, 2023

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