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Illegal migration from Gaza by sea

by Rami Almeghari June 29, 2023November 14, 2023

"I swear that I am ready to migrate once, twice, and twenty times. Ask me why? That's mainly because I am never able to ensure a good living for my family and myself." 

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Imprisoned in Gaza, Imprisoned outside of Gaza

by Maram M. AbedAlBari June 29, 2023November 14, 2023
Periods in prison: The monthly struggle for sanitary products
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'That's not how it works around here': When free-bleeding ain't free

by Heather Jarvis June 28, 2023September 27, 2023
Inside the post-Roe crisis of abortion and surveillance facing pregnant incarcerated people seeking and reproductive justice.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abortion bans and pregnancy surveillance: The body itself as a prison

by Gabrielle A. Perry June 28, 2023February 20, 2025
How Israel exiles Palestinian prisoners to Gaza: Three Palestinian prisoners who were banished to Gaza as a condition of their release from Israeli prisons share their stories of exile.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Palestine on lock: Israeli occupation

by Basma Adham Albayed June 27, 2023November 14, 2023
A Black mother in prison exposes the greed and hypocrisy of the system that keeps her behind bars and rips apart families.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Only Mercy

by Chanell Burnette June 27, 2023November 13, 2023
Mourning in prison: How "total institutions" punish the grief of the incarcerated.
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Against Regulations: Grieving inside a total institution

by E.J. June 27, 2023November 13, 2023
When Israel imprisons a Palestinian, it imprisons entire families.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

When Israel imprisons a Palestinian, it imprisons their whole family

by Eman Hillis June 27, 2023November 14, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

(Super) Maxed Out

by Kriston Dowdell June 26, 2023September 27, 2023
Untreated injuries and denied surgeries in prison.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Cruel and unusual punishment: Denied surgeries behind bars

by Jacob Goethe June 26, 2023September 27, 2023
The geography of disaster, storms, and prison.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Perfect Storm: A time to refrain from embracing

by Richard Hunsinger June 23, 2023September 27, 2023
Inside the struggle of farmers and industrial workers in Gaza as Palestinians face exposure to environmental racism under Israeli blockade.
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How Palestinian farmers and clothing workers struggle under Israeli blockade

by Rami Almeghari June 23, 2023November 14, 2023
The devastating impact of environmental racism in prisons.
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Poisoned Inside

by C. Dreams June 23, 2023September 27, 2023
Palestinian prison arts and crafts reflect the realities of life and love under Israeli occupation
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Diaries of Blood: The secret artists within Israeli detention facilities

by Eman Al-Astal June 22, 2023November 14, 2023
An artist's tribute to painter Duniyana Al-Amoor, killed in her room in Gaza at age 22.
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Art Under Aggression

by Malak Mattar June 22, 2023November 14, 2023
Rapper Alim Braxton, aka Rrome Alone, released his music video 'Prisoner of War' from Death Row.
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Prisoner of War

by Alim Braxton June 22, 2023September 27, 2023
A lifelong musician on the unbearable silence of prison.
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Out of my hands: A musician in prison pines for his bass

by David Annarelli June 22, 2023September 27, 2023
State conspiracies and censorship of the incarcerated in prison.
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Conspiracyz, Scum Pigz, & the Dept. of Censorship

by G. Z. June 21, 2023September 27, 2023
A visitor uses the video visitation system at the Fort Bend County Jail to speak with an inmate, in Richmond, Texas on May 5, 2015. Prisoners’ rights advocates were worried at the time that the growing use in of video technology to facilitate visits was part of a trend to eliminate the more traditional in-person visit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The hidden cost of 'free' tablets in prison
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The hidden cost of 'free' tablets in prison

by Ezzial Williams June 21, 2023September 27, 2023
Solitary confinement in maximum security prison
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Nightmares & Daydreams: Welcome to maximum security

by Zakaria Amara June 20, 2023September 27, 2023
Palestinians hold photographs of prisoners jailed in Israel during a celebration for the liberation of Palestinian Khader Adnan in the West Bank village of Arrabeh, near Jenin, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The same week, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike the protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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They even keep our corpses: Dying in Israeli prisons

by Refaat Alareer June 20, 2023November 14, 2023
Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens
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Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens

by Rawan Masri and Fathi Nemer June 19, 2023November 14, 2023
Scalawag's 2023 Abolition Week theme: The Bars We Can't See.
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Introducing Abolition Week 2023: The Bars We Can't See

by Scalawag Editors June 19, 2023November 14, 2023

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