Corporate-modeled ‘prison industrial complex’ doesn’t serve society
The very idea of experiencing an extended stay in a modern day prison should instill fear. Life is hard on the inside, and once you’re in the system it isn’t easy to break free. America’s cruel and...
View ArticleIncarceration is the new slavery
Slavery is the most extreme form of stratification. It relegates people to the status of property for the purpose of producing labor. The slave is a commodity. The slave trade was very profitable on an...
View ArticleJoyce Penfield always finds new ways to fight for racial, social justice
Reverend Joyce Penfield in the St. Peter’s and St. Andrew’s Church. Reverend Joyce Penfield, of the St. Peter’s and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Providence, has been fighting for racial and social...
View ArticleAnother World Is Possible: Police and Prisons
This year Rhode Island’s Future is going to host a fortnightly column called Another World Is Possible. Using the popular socialist slogan as our guide, we are going to create twelve articles that...
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