And occasionally indicting 'bad apple' officers won’t fix the problem, as the cases now falling apart at the Los Padrinos juvenile hall show.

The authors of a new book on solitary answer your questions about their experiences with isolation and the movement to end the torturous practice.

YouTube video by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

In this first episode of Season 12, Dr. Brittany Friedman, an American sociologist and author, discusses her book Carceral Apartheid and the fight against institutionalized racism in American prisons.

"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."

Abolition wouldn’t guarantee a society free from harm—but it could create a society in which the ways we address harm actually help people rebuild their lives.

White civilians often spontaneously cooperate in acts of racial hatred. It’s a web of racist solidarity that Black people know all too well.

When Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them.

Published on May 25, 2025

It is impossible to deny the impact of lies and white supremacy on the institutional conditions in US prisons. There is a particular power dynamic of racist ...

Abolition is not obedience undone, but freedom reclaimed. This essay weaves abolitionist constellations as maps toward justice and inner truth.

In today’s post, Dr. Robert Greene II, the President of AAIHS and Assistant Professor of History at Claflin University, interviews award-winning sociologist Dr. Brittany Friedman about her first book,...

In today’s post, Dr. Robert Greene II, the President of AAIHS and Assistant Professor of History at Claflin University, interviews award-winning sociologist Dr. Brittany Friedman about her first book,...

Published on March 16, 2025