"Prison labor is the essence of capitalism within the United States. Because of it, there's this mentality of needing to force [incarcerated people] to work and 'pay off' the debt they have to society. With that, comes the idea that we must work incarcerated folks to the bone because they are essentially slaves."
Aarohi Sheth
Aarohi Sheth is an abolitionist, essayist, storyteller, editor, and poet from Houston. They currently serve as Scalawag’s fact checker and Hurricane Season editor. Aarohi writes about grief in all its forms, bayou communities, humidity, radical (re)imagination, the family as a horror, and more.
