🧵: jess mariano reading abolitionist texts 📚😍

I don’t know who or what a “criminal” is. I’m not trying to be facetious, but how can we understand or define that concept outside of racist dog whistles or political narratives?

From Season 3, Episode 6: Let’s Talk: Houselessness & Drugs in the Media.

From Season 3, Episode 6: Let’s Talk: Houselessness & Drugs in the Media.

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Daily reminder that CA’s prison population was reduced by 70,000 people over the past decade, yet prison spending has increased by nearly 40% over the same time span. Pass it on.

i remember i wrote my brother a letter while he was in jail with black ink and i pored my heart out yall. he wrote me back saying he couldn’t get my mail bc i used pen or whatever and that was the moment that radicalized me i stg 😭😭🤣 i was 8 and it’s been fuck the feds since

We’re excited to announce our 2023 ART Gallery event where we will showcase art from 6 selected incarcerated artists 🎨 The ART Gallery event will take place Tia Chucha on Saturday, July 8th, at 2:00PM! RSVP: Tinyurl.com/TheARTGalleryE… All are welcome 🥳

Please take a moment this week to think about how the U.S. puts Black people in cages 6 times the rate of South Africa in Apartheid. Each year in a cell takes 2 years off life expectancy. Think about how these horrors are normalized and justified by the news we consume.

🗞️ Outside/In is a monthly column by Claire Tak about what it’s like to have a loved one in prison from a sister’s unique perspective. From sending commissary money to visiting prison for the first time, Claire shares tips, advice and of course, stories. prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/07/27/how…

From abolition is for everybody’s episode on Copaganda- available on all streaming platforms. Listen: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aboli… #abolition #abolitionnow #podcast #copaganda #defundthepolice #abolishthepolice #abolishprisons

Most commissary spending is on food, because prison meals are small and notoriously unhealthy. Lots of this $ comes from the *families* of incarcerated people. We're forcing them to subsidize the prison system. prisonpolicy.org/reports/commis…

We love seeing our community members with artwork from The ART Gallery artists 🎉 If you’ve purchased from our shop, we’d love to see your photos and videos! 🥳 Thank you, Larry, for supporting our work and the artists! Shop: instagram.com/abolitionis_/s…