IDOC’s job opportunities are so few and repression of organizing so intense that few inmates may be joining the nationwide labor strike. That doesn’t mean they’re not resisting.
Tag: mass incarceration
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This Mother’s Day, groups rally to support incarcerated moms
Through toiletry drives, “bail-outs,” and reunification rides, local activists work to brighten Mother’s Day in jail and prison.
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Mariame Kaba, modern abolitionist, on feminism that fights state violence
Kaba spoke at DePaul Thursday night on feminism and movement building under Trump.
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A Q&A with filmmaker Jamal Joseph on Chapter & Verse and the prison industrial complex
Joseph’s first feature is a personal and multifaceted look at America’s broken prison system.
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A rare glimpse into a transformative time at Cook County Jail
The late 1960s was a time of change for the prison thanks to Winston Moore, the country’s first black warden.
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Without addressing racism, Mayor Emanuel’s violence-prevention plan will fail
Systemic racial prejudice was the single-biggest missing element from Rahm’s “major speech.”
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Abolish the police? Organizers say it’s less crazy than it sounds.
Grassroots groups around Chicago are already putting abolitionist ideas into practice.
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Uncounted prisoners and the race gap
A new book argues that national surveys don’t tell the whole story.