#prisonstrike2018

Demands

Immediate improvements to the conditions of prisons and prison policies that recognize the humanity of imprisoned men and women.

An immediate end to prison slavery. All persons imprisoned in any place of detention under United States jurisdiction must be paid the prevailing wage in their state or territory for their labor.

The Prison Litigation Reform Act must be rescinded, allowing imprisoned humans a proper channel to address grievances and violations of their rights.

The Truth in Sentencing Act and the Sentencing Reform Act must be rescinded so that imprisoned humans have a possibility of rehabilitation and parole. No human shall be sentenced to Death by Incarceration or serve any sentence without the possibility of parole.

An immediate end to the racial overcharging, over-sentencing, and parole denials of Black and brown humans. Black humans shall no longer be denied parole because the victim of the crime was white, which is a particular problem in southern states.

An immediate end to racist gang enhancement laws targeting Black and brown humans.

No imprisoned human shall be denied access to rehabilitation programs at their place of detention because of their label as a violent offender.

State prisons must be funded specifically to offer more rehabilitation services.

Pell grants must be reinstated in all US states and territories.

How to Lie with Rape Statistics: America's Hidden Rape Crisis http://hollander.grady.uga.edu/liewithrapestats.pdf

When Sexual Assault Victims Are Charged With Lying https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/opinion/sunday/sexual-assault-victims-lying.html

The Criminalization of Rape Victims https://www.thenation.com/article/criminalization-rape-victims/

When anti-violence backfires https://www.salon.com/2012/06/02/when_anti_violence_backfires/

Mass Shootings and the Costs to DV Survivors: A Q&A With Lauren Chief Elk https://rewire.news/article/2017/12/19/mass-shootings-costs-dv-survivors-qa-lauren-chief-elk/

Histories of Sexuality and the Carceral State http://notchesblog.com/2016/03/10/histories-of-sexuality-and-the-carceral-state-part-1/

Five Ways the Media-Driven Rape Kit ‘Backlog’ Narrative Gets It Wrong https://theappeal.org/five-ways-the-media-driven-rape-kit-backlog-narrative-gets-it-wrong-99a02956df06/

Feminism and Abolition with Angela Davis https://youtu.be/k0ieCAUWGnM

Honoring Indigenous Women: Resisting V-Day, OBR and Carceral Feminism http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2014/02/14/indigenous-women-resisting-v-day/

How Anti-violence Activism Taught Me to Become a Prison Abolitionist http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/01/how-anti-violence-activism-taught-me-to-become-a-prison-abolitionist/

Letter to the Anti-Rape Movement https://carceralfeminism.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/lettertoantirapemovement.pdf

SXSW Summit Illustrates Systemic Problems in How We Address Online Harassment https://modelviewculture.com/news/sxsw-summit-illustrates-systemic-problems-in-how-we-address-online-harassment

When Movements Backfire: Violence Against Women and Online Harassment https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/when-movements-backfire-violence-against-women-and-online-harassment

Drone Feminism: When Feminists Get a Drone https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/drone-feminism-when-feminists-get-a-drone

Sex, Money, and the Trillion Dollar Shadow https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/sex-money-and-the-trillion-dollar-shadow

Sex Work and Surveillance https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/sex-work-and-surveillance

Palantir and Salesforce Are Enabling  Anti-Trafficking Organizations to Fight Back, Thanks to Funding Help From Google https://www.palantir.com/pt_media/how-google-is-fighting-sex-trafficking-with-big-data/

Even in Prison, Private Equity Is King https://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2012/08/02/even-in-prison-private-equity-is-king/

Welcome to Virtual Reality: Valid Identification Required https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/welcome-to-virtual-reality-valid-identification-required

Google Gives $11.5 Million to Reform the Criminal Justice System https://www.triplepundit.com/2017/02/google-gives-11-5-million-to-reform-the-criminal-justice-system/

Technology, Policing and Our Brave New World: Why Feminists Should Care About Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Systems https://www.shatteringtheceiling.com/technology-policing-feminists-police-facial-recognition/