Mothers Behind Bars
An exterior view of The Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, in Wetumpka, Ala., Feb. 6, 2014. Corrections officers have raped, beaten and harrassed women inside the prison for at least 18 years, according...
View ArticleCindy Crabb Reading From New Issue of Doris Zine
Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 PMInternationalist Books and Community CenterCindy Crabb will be reading from the brand new Doris 31, joined by local zine writers. Check back for updates on what other...
View ArticleProtest This Saturday @ Raleigh’s Women’s Prison
What: Protest @ NCCIW Where: North Carolina Women’s Correctional Institution 1034 Bragg Street, Raleigh, NC When: Saturday, July 12th @ 5:30pm Reports have come in that NCCIW has cut off all hot water...
View ArticleTime to Speak Up: Women’s Prison Resistance in Alabama
By Victoria Law Both incarcerated women and the U.S. Department of Justice agree: The Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Ala., is a hellish place. In a 36-page letter that the DOJ issued to...
View ArticleThe Ex-Worker #28: Anarcha-Feminism, Part II
From Crimethinc. Back in Episode 26, theEx-Worker shared a panorama of dramatic stories from the lives and struggles of 19th and early 20th century anarchist women… but we didn’t focus much on their...
View ArticleAgainst Carceral Feminism
From Jacobin / By Victoria Law Relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women. Cherie Williams, a thirty-five-year-old African-American woman in...
View ArticleWomen in Solitary Confinement
From Truth Out/By Victoria Law Victoria Woodrich had had enough. On November 11, 2014, six weeks before her 36th birthday, she tied a sock around her neck; she tied the other end to the top of her bed...
View ArticleWhy Americans Don’t Care About Prison Rape
From The Nation In June of 2012, the New York Times “Room for Debate” feature considered whether or not convicted youth offenders should be treated differently than adult convicts in the penal system....
View ArticleReproductive Health Care in Women’s Prisons “Painful” and “Traumatic”
From Truth Out/ By Victoria Law It was Kim Dadou’s second day at New York’s Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. As part of the prison’s intake process, she was brought to the prison’s medical unit for...
View ArticleThe Uncomfortable, Taboo Reality Facing Many Female Prisoners
From ATTN/ By Laura Donovan Earlier this year, ATTN: reported on an overlooked issue for homeless women: lack of accessibility to feminine products on the streets. Some of the women interviewed said...
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