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Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction
Walidah Imarisha sitting on a wooden chair in front of a half-wall bookshelf.

Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction

The ARD spoke with poet and educator Walidah Imarisha on the power of seeking justice in social movements by exploring science fiction.

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Death by Incarceration: America’s Aging Prison Population
An empty hallway of enclosed prison cells with tray slots on the steel doors.

Death by Incarceration: America’s Aging Prison Population

The world’s largest carceral system oversees an aging prison population as incarcerated elders are condemned to a lifetime of confinement.

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Supporting Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse
A shadow of a person behind bars. Picture is in grayscale.

Supporting Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Amplifying the work of Just Detention International, an organization committed to those that experience sexual abuse while incarcerated.

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2400 1581 Nicole Cardoza
The Continued Urgency to Close Rikers Island
A sky view of Riders Island. The jail complex has seven facilities throughout the island.

The Continued Urgency to Close Rikers Island

Activists call for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex amid its ongoing “humanitarian crisis” that has seen a rise in deaths.

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Held for Ransom: The Right to Protest and Reality of Cash Bail
Bunk beds behind a jail cell with bars.

Held for Ransom: The Right to Protest and Reality of Cash Bail

The cash bail system works within a flawed structure that forces people, mainly Black and Brown, to pay for their freedom.

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The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons
A person in a orange jumpsuit in a jail cell.

The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons

Due to policies and the staff culture in prisons, racial segregation and oppression are used to subjugate minority groups.

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Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
An empty hallway in an abandoned hospital.

Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums

Despite its intentions, deinstitutionalization resulted in people with mental illness being moved from one carceral institution to another.

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Facing Life: Mass Integration is Only Beginning
Empty prison cell block in black and white.

Facing Life: Mass Integration is Only Beginning

Ending mass incarceration in prisons must be accompanied by creating “mass integration” for those released.

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Severing the Lines of Communication
A person in jail looks at a picture.

Severing the Lines of Communication

Privatizing prison technology and communication add a costly financial burden on incarcerated people and their families.

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1920 1280 Dominique Stewart
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