end-of-the-year writing roundup: domestic violence survivors in prison and more
Wed, 12/24/2014 - 20:41 — vikki
I didn't intend my end-of-the-year writing to focus so much on abuse survivors behind bars, but it did. Here's a quick round-up of what I've recently written:
- It's Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home from Prison, The Nation, December 24, 2014.
- Why is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn't Commit?, Truthout, November 29, 2014.
- Despite Enduring a Lifetime of Violence, Kelly Savage Emerges as an In-Prison Activist, Waging NonViolence, December 19, 2014.
and a few others that have appeared recently:
- Controversy Erupts at Public Hearing on New Rikers Island Isolation Units, Solitary Watch, December 22, 2014. (Co-written with Eva Lerner)
- What Does the U.S.-Cuba Thaw Mean for Assata Shakur?, Bitchmedia, December 19, 2014.
- "Ban the Box" Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants, Truthout, December 17, 2014.
- Eight Ways to Protest the Criminal Punishment System if You Can't Get Out on the Street, Waging NonViolence, December 12, 2014.
- A Thanksgiving Call for Help from a Mother in Prison, Waging NonViolence, November 26, 2014.