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Can You See Yourself With It?
By Mandrel Miller G29534 P.O. Box 1902 Tehachapi, CA 93581 In 2006, I was in the Wayside facility of the LA County Jail fighting at three-strike case for robbery when I met this OG pimp named “Dark Gable.” Dark Gable was in his early forties, about 6' 2” with dark...
Home Coming: Returning Citizens & the Impact of Incarceration
"After years of waiting and counting down, it is almost time for the gates on the Iron House to open and your loved one to step through and come home. Your greatest dream and your worse nightmare are about to be realized...yes, it is your loved one and no, you don't...
A Talk To Teachers
I had to realize when I was very young that I was none of those things I was told I was. I was not, for example, happy. I never touched a watermelon for all kinds of reasons that had been invented by white people, and I knew enough about life by this time to understand that whatever you invent, whatever you project, is you!
What Happened to California’s Prison Movement?
Today, some seven years after the historic California hunger strikes, the general attitude on the yard is not that of resistance but compliance…
Writing For Social Justice: An Intimate Conversation On the Impact of Mass Incarceration & Criminal Justice Reform
Here, we have those closest to the problem and those seeking to better understand and change our country’s position as the world’s largest incarcerator, both invested with the power to shape the narrative….
9 Reasons to Reexamine Your Views on So-Called Racism – By bfthames
9 Reasons to Reexamine Your Views on So-Called Racism 1) IT'S NOT REAL Racism exists entirely in our minds, no matter how much we want it to be real. This isn't a history lesson, but a few tidbits to chew on might be helpful. Most of us know that dark skin...
FACING DEATH PENALTY, AGNOSTIC STARTS TO PRAY–RADIO INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR IVAN KILGORE.
FACING DEATH PENALTY, AGNOSTIC STARTS TO PRAY–RADIO INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR IVAN KILGORE.
Why Philanthropy Must Start Investing in the People Behind Prison Bars By Glenn E. Martin
Why Philanthropy Must Start Investing in the People Behind Prison Bars By Glenn E. Martin Walk into almost any prison in America and, if you know where to look, you’ll find something philanthropy has been searching for: talent. We lock up some of America’s best and...
A Decade of Criminal Justice Reform: Have We Moved The Needle?
Just how much has changed over the course of the past decade in terms of Criminal Justice Reform and abolition efforts?
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY NEGRO BECOMES FIERCE SCHOLAR!
In Souls of Black Folks W.E.B. Du Bois tells of the story of John Jones, a happy-go-lucky Negro from the small town of Altamaha, Georgia. John is a free spirit who’s always laughing, smiling, and singing. He’s loud and boisterous. Unfortunately, John is not very...
From Sundance to San Quentin: Cori Thomas
From Sundance to San Quentin: Cori Thomas By Isabella Cain, UBFSF Media & Marketing Director When playwright and advocate Cori Thomas first walked through the halls of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (formerly San Quentin State Prison), she carried assumptions...
Community, Culture and Healing By Tavia ‘Tay’ Pennington
"Community, Culture, and Healing" By Tavia ‘Tay’ Pennington “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” While this proverb expresses a sentiment of growth beyond individuality, it can get lost in theory when a community is choked by...
Trump’s Executive Order on Critical Race Theory and “Patriotic Education” By Zebulon Miletsky, PhD
Claims that Trump or the Executive Office of the President has canceled Black History Month appear to stem from a post from Mark Zaid, a prominent lawyer in Washington, D.C., who has represented federal government employees and whistleblowers. In an X post on Jan. 23,...
A Question on The Common Misconceptions Of Prison.
Why is it people think that prison is a place where you learn to make good choices, pick good friends, be polite and respectful all the time? Reply: Prison isn't where you learn to make 'good decisions.' It is a place you wind up warehoused as you await the day you...
Inspiring Leadership: 100 Prisoner Book Publishing Literacy Program!
Inspiring Leadership: 100 Prisoner Book Publishing Literacy Program!
#Free California Movement: A Letter to Prison Reform Organizations
…if we are to invest in the notion of rehabilitation and entrust American institutions, then we must demand that CDCR release our loved ones, including those serving LWOP and death sentences.
Fundraising To Publish 100 Prisoner Books!
Please assist us to publish 100 prisoner books in 100 days! There are many people in prison who truly want to give back to their communities. As part of our Writers' Room Workshop we have created just such an opportunity for those who are incarcerated to be able to...
Three corrections Officers Under Arrest for the Brutal, Unprovoked Attack on Multiple Prisoners.
Paula Lehman-Ewing paula@reimaginingtherevolution.com Published 12:10 Central January 10, 2023 JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama — Three...
The Pen v. the Sword
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Hidden Voices: 100 Prisoner Book Publishing Project!
As the founder of the United Black Family Scholarship Foundation, it is with great humility that I announce we are now accepting manuscript submissions from incarcerated authors for publication. Our objective is to select 100 prisoner written books to publish. There...