Flikshop seeks to make it easier to communicate with those incarcerated.
Unrelenting: Mental Illness in Prison
March 31, 2013 By 3 Comments
After 35 years of incarceration, Spoon Jackson says, “I have never adjusted to being caged.”
Bird Lovers, Bird Haters
March 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Birds are a symbol of freedom and hope. To Spoon Jackson and other inmates, they are sacred guests.
Spring Dew
March 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Spoon Jackson welcomes Spring with the declaration that “There is still beauty in cell bars.”
Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love
January 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.
America’s Death Penalty: A Story of Innocence & Ignorance
November 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
The point to this thing, if there is one, is dulled and should be discarded
What Is The Prison-Industrial Complex?
August 14, 2012 By 10 Comments
It’s America’s biggest issue that nobody quite wants to talk about. Ozy Frantz unpacks the structure of getting paid to keep a lock on freedom.
Imprisonment and Men of Color
March 27, 2012 By 11 Comments
According to an article on AlterNet, the American criminal justice system is disturbingly raced and gendered to the detriment of men of color. 1 in every 15 black and 1 in every 36 Hispanic men in America are currently incarcerated. One in three black American men will be imprisoned at some point in their lives. Seriously. One [...]
Womanist Musings on Black Men and Police
December 13, 2011 By 25 Comments
Womanist Musings discusses the relationship black children have with the police. I have written previously about why I disagree with schools teaching kids about officer friendly. To be clear, cops have a long history of targeting people of colour for arrests, violence and death. What they may be willing to let go from a White [...]
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”