From Black Power To Hip Hop: The Evolution Of Mopreme Shakur
Mansa Musa TRNN How are hip hop and Black Liberation connected? In this special Black August edition of Rattling the Bars, former political prisoner and Black Panther Mansa Musa sits…
Not a Ceasefire—A Reset: The Quiet Expansion of Palestinian Incarceration
ScheerPost Staff While global attention drifts, the machinery of occupation does not slow—it tightens. Arrests replace releases. Silence replaces scrutiny. And behind it all, a system of incarceration continues to…
Black Anarchism In The US: A rich, Radical Tradition
“The prison facility itself is maximum security, but society is just an extension; it’s a minimum-security prison. And that is at the core of Black anarchism.” Mansa Musa for TRNN…
Prison Abolitionists Could Score Wins on Election Day, Despite Electoral Ambivalence
Prison abolition itself won’t be on the ballot, but organizers are pushing demands that could change the lives of thousands if adopted by referendum voters or victorious candidates.
The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Criminalize Homelessness—and That’s a Win for the Prison System
The Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling found that arresting homeless people is not a violation of our Constitutional right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
30 Political Prisoners’ Oral Histories Collected in an Unprecedented New Book
We speak with recently released political prisoner Eric King and abolitionist Josh Davidson, who have compiled in a new book, ‘Rattling the Cages,’ testimonies from dozens of political prisoners.
The ‘Black Chronicle’ Offers an Unprecedented Look at Black History
Compiling articles, essays, and other historical documents over 178 years, the ‘Black Chronicle’ is a treasure trove of rare, firsthand accounts of Black history.
Wisconsin’s Prison Lockdowns: No Visitors, Few Showers, and No End in Sight
Deprived of visitors, programming, and time outside their cells, incarcerated people have been put into a hellish limbo by measures ostensibly taken to combat overpopulation in state prisons.
A Prison Librarian’s Efforts to Humanize the Stories of Incarcerated People
After an extensive career in California’s Soledad Prison, Fred Winn’s memoir ‘For the Least of These’ brings into the light the human stories of those demonized by the prison system.
‘No Way a Human Should Be’: Abolishing Solitary Confinement in DC
Formerly incarcerated activist Herbert Robinson speaks frankly on the trauma of solitary confinement.
The 13th Amendment Legalizes Slavery—and Many States Have Their Own Version
Like many states, California backs up the federal exception for involuntary servitude in its own state constitution. These activists are fighting to change that.
Alabama’s Pure Nitrogen Execution of Kevin Smith Could Take Over 15 Minutes
After attempting to execute Smith by other means, the state of Alabama is turning to nitrogen hypoxia gas—an untested, ‘astonishingly cruel’ method.
Former Prisoner of 48 Years Reviews John Oliver’s Report on Solitary Confinement
Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years in prison, talks about what John Oliver’s recent Last Week Tonight segment on solitary confinement gets right and what it leaves out, including the…
New Federal Proposal Could Seize 75% of Commissary Funds Sent to Prisoners
The Bureau of Prisons proposal would automatically deduct three quarters of money sent to prisoners—today is the last day to submit a public comment opposing this measure.
2022 Was Rikers Island’s Deadliest Year. Again.
19 people have died in New York City’s notorious pretrial detention center. Advocates are calling for a court-appointed federal receivership to intervene.