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The Land of the Unfree | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord November 11, 2022
Those of us who care about abolition and have not been incarcerated shouldn’t try to be their voice, but rather, their microphone. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

To achieve abolition, we must first forgive | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord September 19, 2022
Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about some disparate stories: the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the write-ups on WriteAPrisoner.com. Although seemingly unconnected, in my mind these chronicles intersect, touching at a small point of moral grayness versus the usual black and white lens through which they’re viewed. 
Piper Kerman at a virtual webinar

‘Orange is the New Black’ author talks prison reform at interdisciplinary BU event

Emma Vacirca February 25, 2021
Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison," spoke about criminal justice reform at a BU event co-sponsored by Boston University’s Law Student Affairs Office, Law Student Government Association, Kilachand Honors College and Center for the Humanities on Monday.
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