Shandre Delaney is a prison abolitionist. Her son, Carrington Keys, was released from prison on May 15, 2018, after serving 20 years. Keys spent 10 of those years in solitary confinement. Since then, Delaney has become a vocal advocate for her son and all prisoners. Read her piece with the Community Based News Room here. She is a regular CBNR contributor on criminal justice.
Law@theMargins Board Member Michelle Flores converses with Contributor Shandre Delaney as they speak on the power of storytelling and movement journalism to bring about social change, plus the importance of cultivating new voices. Watch the video to...
From Left to Right: Carrington Keys, BP Lyles, and Michael Rivera 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...
For Women’s History Month, Movement Talks interviewed women impacted by incarceration: Terri Minor Spencer, a formerly incarcerated mother and Patricia Marshal Vickers, a mother of an incarcerated person. Patricia Marshall Vickers Women and...
2020 ignited in global protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Almost two years later, that same police force murdered Amir Locke while he grabbed for a gun after police startled him while sleeping. George Floyd’s...
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.
It's time to end state-sanctioned violence on our streets and inside correctional facilities.
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...
Prison abolitionist Shandre Delaney explores the necessity of self-care for activists through a series of interviews with other advocates.
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.
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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