Community Based News Room (CBNR) Archives - Law at the Margins

Movement Talks Frontline Report: Fighting for Environmental Justice and Mental Health Resources While Incarcerated

Shandre Delaney — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:35:52 +0000

Clean air, clean water and safe housing is a human right that should be afforded to everyone including the incarcerated. But, this isn’t the case. Many prisons are built on land that was otherwise worthless due to its hazardous condition. This kind of land is popular in the prison industry because it can be purchased very […]

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Movement Talks Frontline Report: Three Successful Strategies to Stop Prison Construction

Shandre Delaney — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:16:30 +0000

Countless grassroots organizations are fighting to end mass incarceration and abolish prisons. Read about some of efforts at changing the system, even during a global pandemic.

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How I Spent My Summer Building Movements

Shandre Delaney — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:45:41 +0000

Prison abolition work is a nonstop commitment. I try to slow down in the summer by minimizing the hours spent working. In order to balance work with leisure, I travel and take advantage of networking/learning opportunities in other cities. It’s a great trade-off and eases some of the tensions of the day-to-day abolition work. I […]

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The Importance of Self-Care for Activists

Shandre Delaney — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:39:26 +0000

Prison abolitionist Shandre Delaney explores the necessity of self-care for activists through a series of interviews with other advocates.

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The U.S. Incarcerates More Women Than Any Other Country — and 80 Percent of Them Are Mothers

Shandre Delaney — Fri, 10 May 2019 21:04:13 +0000

When the head of a household is a women, the impact of incarceration can be even more devestating for both the family and the community.

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Why the Vaughn 17 Case Matters to Us All

Shandre Delaney — Wed, 01 May 2019 17:40:57 +0000

What happened when prisoners protested the inhumane conditions at Delaware's Vaughn Correctional Center.? A lot, writes CBNR contributor Sheandre Delaney.

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Fighting to Stay, Then Fighting to Stay Alive

Maru Mora Villalpando — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:16:19 +0000

ICE claims people detained will receive the best care possible. Too often, activist Maru Mora Villalpando writes, those claims are lies.

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El Paso Hunger Strike Shows Newfound Boldness of ICE

Maru Mora Villalpando — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 01:43:47 +0000

EL PASO, Texas — At the end of last December, more than 30 people began a hunger strike at the El Paso Processing Center in Texas. Community support groups learned about this action from a group of Cubans on the hunger strike. They warned that nine Punjabi men refusing food at the detention center were […]

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What’s in the First Step Act for Prisoners?

Shandre Delaney — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 23:14:37 +0000

How much of an impact will the federal government's newly passed criminal reform measure, the First Step Act, have? To know that, you first have to look at the bill.

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Thirty Years Overdue: Long Days of Protests in Sudan As The World Remains Silent

Niko Chike — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 22:12:44 +0000

Philadelphia-based freealance journalist and teachers Niko Chike shares her perspective on the almost daily demonstrations in Sudan.

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