Reposted by Jack Mirkinson
Autumn Hill was sentenced to 50 years in prison for protesting outside the Prairieland Detention Center, forced into a men's prison despite being a trans woman. This week, she talked to Grace Byron from behind bars:
thenation.com
A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: "Don't Be Afraid"
I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men's prison, and how she makes it through the day.
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