Against Equality
CONVERGE! Reimagining the Movement to End Gender Violence
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Responding to Violence, Restoring Justice
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Shifting from Carceral to Transformative Justice Feminisms
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When a Miscarriage Becomes a Jail Sentence
National Advocates for Pregnant Women painted a grim picture of pregnant people increasingly being prosecuted around the country for a miscarriage. The criminalization of Brittney Poolaw’s pregnancy forewarns of a system where all pregnancies that do not end in a live birth can be deemed suspicious. In January 2020, then-19-year-old Brittney Poolaw was pregnant and […]
Portland Police’s “Human Trafficking” Arrests Aren’t What They Seem
Two things were unusual about an arrest at a Ramada Inn on an April evening. On April 28 of this year, a 53-year-old man approached the Ramada Inn near Mall 205 after responding to an online ad from a sex worker. The ad, on a website called Skip the Games, was from “Mandi,” who said […]
The Ohio AG says stings rescue trafficking victims. Often that means they’re arrested.
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Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act: How so-called anti-trafficking legislation justifies the incarceration of sex workers
Introduction The purpose of this research is to empirically analyze the way sex work has been framed in anti-trafficking policy in the United States over time with a specific interest in identifying how the legislation characterizes people engaged in the sex trade. Since the passage of the 2018 anti-trafficking legislative package containing the Stop Enabling […]
What is Abolition Feminism, What Is Carceral Feminism & What Could a World Without Prisons Look Like?
Since the murder of Sarah Everard, the role of police has been under discussion in the UK. Police behaviour at Sarah’s vigil was violent and escalated peaceful situations. This led some to call for the police to be abolished for the first time. For marginalised individuals, this was somewhat traumatic. Many marginalised communities, particular BIPOC, have […]
Back in Prison, Transgender Woman Faces an Old Horror, Sexual Assault
Ashley Diamond won a pivotal battle — and her freedom — in a fight for transgender rights in Georgia. Then the state put her behind bars again. Read article at the original source link.