The Queer History of the Women’s House of Detention
From 1932 to 1971, thousands of women and gender non-conforming people passed through the high stone walls of the “House of D” every year.
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Historians for Prison Abolition
The same companies that house prisoners are also paid by the government to house immigrants, creating a problem that sits at the intersection of race and capitalism. The logic behind this is simple. Private companies exist to make money. When you operate a prison, the best way to make money is to make sure that the prison is full.
Poverty is Synonymous with Misery
The failure engendered in poverty is a collective one. It represents our willingness to accept a world where “the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many”—a world where those living east of the Anacostia are condemned to destitution and misery.
The Activist History Review 