Prison Strike & "Something Else" with Duncan Autrey
Did you know that prisoners all over the United States went on strike during the last weeks to protest inhumane conditions and institutional inequality?
Did you know that I was wrongfully arrested last summer (2017) and spent four days in jail?
In this episode I use my personal story to bring attention to the millions of men and women who continue to be trapped in the criminal-justice system. I list out the demands of the Nationwide Prison Strike that happened from August 21 - September 9th, 2018. I then tell a detailed story of my personal experience of getting caught up in the “justice” system that seemed to be more focused on punishment than on healing.
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Support the ACLU's campaign for prisoners rights here.Resources:
Here are the official demands of the Nationwide Prison Strike.
Here are statistics about the U.S. Drug war
Here are statistics about the U.S. prison system
Here is a list of 10 companies that exploit U.S. prison labor, Here is a more comprehensive list.
Here is a PBS documentary about how slavery continued after the end of the civil war, Slavery by Another Name.
Here is an article about the continued exploitation of black workers after the end of slavery.
Check out The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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