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"The parole interview involves unimaginable fear, with extremely high stakes. As a society, we are capable of developing more humane solutions rather than defaulting to a broken status quo." –Bobbi Cobaugh @EmpowermentAve inquest.org/no-exit/
"How do different political blocs emerge in different places to influence carceral developments?" @lydiajean8 with Ruth WIlson Gilmore, @CraigOGilmore & @judahschept in Part 1 of their new carceral geography series. inquest.org/uneven-expansi…
Introducing a new 6-part series revisiting the landmark insights of Ruth Wilson Gilmore's 'Golden Gulag', exploring what prison abolitionists can learn from the history of carceral expansion. With RWG, @CraigOGilmore @lydiajean8 & @judahschept inquest.org/abolitionist-l…

This week Inquest interviewed Gina Dent, one of the leading theorists of abolition feminism, and explored how white supremacy enforces racist public order. Get the full recap: mailchi.mp/inquest.org/a-…

"What does it mean to infuse all of our organizations, workspaces, play spaces, and educational spaces with abolitionist principles?” Gina Dent ('Abolition. Feminism. Now.') imagining a better future, w/ @SonaliKolhatkar @RUWithSonali @7StoriesPress inquest.org/building-towar…
"Prison is not a place that solves violence. Prison is a place that replicates that violence and extends it out." —Gina Dent ('Abolition. Feminism. Now.') helps us imagine an abolitionist future. A collab with @SonaliKolhatkar @RUWithSonali @7StoriesPress inquest.org/building-towar…
"We continually witness the power of white solidarity across class, law enforcement, and personal boundaries—even if the actors are complete strangers—in support of the collective decimation of Black people." @CurlyProfessor w/ @UNC_Press inquest.org/united-in-hate/
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"All these white people did not know each other personally, but they all knew what team they were on, and they all knew they were white, together, and that we were not." @CurlyProfessor on how racist solidarity works as a form of policing. inquest.org/united-in-hate/
This week, Inquest covered the appalling state of prison food—and the insane profits that private companies derive from it—and efforts by organizers in New York State to release more elderly incarcerated folks. Read the full recap: mailchi.mp/inquest.org/no…

“If they don’t get clemency, if the Elder Bill don’t pass, they going to die in prison. And we know that. That’s why we come out here.” –Jamal Bellamy @RAPPcampaign on fighting for elderly incarcerated people to come home. inquest.org/never-too-old-…
Journalist @meeranavlakha on the organizing work of @RAPPcampaign to create paths to release for older incarcerated NYers. Learn about the inspiring life journey of formerly incarcerated activist and RAPP organizer Stanley Jamel Bellamy: inquest.org/never-too-old-…
"In the Gordon County Jail in Georgia . . . people were eating toothpaste, toilet paper, and syrup packets out of hunger. Human rights violations like these . . . are endless." @BiancaTylek & @WorthRises inquest.org/not-fit-for-hu…
"Correctional administrators outsource food service to corporations to reduce facility operating costs, with detrimental consequences." @BiancaTylek & @WorthRises break down the devastating human consequences of terrible prison food—and the $$$ it makes. inquest.org/not-fit-for-hu…
This week, Inquest explored the limits of police reform and covered efforts underway in New York State to pass legislation that would make the parole process less broken. Get the full recap: mailchi.mp/inquest.org/su…

Parole boards rarely release people. This is a betrayal of their purpose, writes Bobbi Cobaugh @EmpowermentAve who's been denied parole 3 times—but a proposed NY law could offer hope for those caught in this Sisyphean torment. inquest.org/no-exit/