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Underground Scholars Langauge Guide
Resources for Human Language
Social justice Phrase Guide
The Language Project
Lawrence Bartley
What is Prison like for Women and Girls?
Alysia Santo
Minnesota becomes first state to stop separating mothers in prison from their newborn babies
Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto
Seeing What's Underneath
Women's mass incarceration, The Whole Pie 2024
Aleks Kajstura, Wendy Sawyer
Ain't Scared of Your Jail: Arrest, Imprisonment, and the Civil RIghts Movement
Zoe A. Colley
Colley examines the role of arrest and imprisonment in the Civil Rights Movement, highlighting how activists used these experiences to galvanize support and push for social change.
Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary
Jasmine Guy
Guy chronicles the life of Afeni Shakur, focusing on her activism, incarceration, and influence as a leader in the Black Panther Party and mother of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Activism and the Detention of Migrants: The Law and Politics of Immigration Detention
Tom Kemp
Scholarly book re: the realities of immigration detention
A World Apart: Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars
Cristina Rathbone
Rathbone provides an intimate look at the lives of women in prison, focusing on their experiences, challenges, and the impact of incarceration on their families.
A Weak Woman in a Strong Battle: Women and Public Execution in Early Modern England
Jennifer Lillian Lodine-Chaffey
A Question of Freedom
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Betts explores the concept of freedom from both a personal and societal perspective, focusing on the experiences of incarcerated individuals and their fight for liberation.
A Cargo of Women
Babette Smith
Smith recounts the history of female convicts transported to Australia, detailing their struggles and contributions to the development of the colony.
23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long Term Solitary Confinement
Keramet Reiter
Reiter examines the use of long-term solitary confinement in Pelican Bay Prison, its psychological impact on inmates, and the broader implications for prison reform.
Our Voices Unlocked
A film exploring the personal stories of formerly incarcerated individuals.
Incarceration nation
Dean Gibson
Investigates the high rates of incarceration in the United States and its effects on society.
The interrupters
Steve James
Follows former gang members in Chicago who disrupt violence in their communities.
JustUs Documentary
Cedric B. Theus, Maya Ben-Shahar
Examines the criminal justice system and its impact on various communities.
The needs of the incarcerated
with Senator Cory Booker
A discussion on the issues faced by incarcerated individuals and potential reforms.
13th Documentary
Ava DuVernay
An exploration of the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the nation's prisons.
The Untouchables
Brian De Palma
The story of Eliot Ness's crusade to bring down Al Capone's crime empire during Prohibition.
(2023) Exemplifying Power Matters: The Impact of Power Exemplification of Transgender People in the News on Issue Attribution, Dehumanization, and Aggression Tendencies. Journalism Practice 17:3, pages 525-553.
Minjie Li.
Not yet human: Implicit knowledge, historical dehumanization, and contemporary consequences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94(2), 292–306.
Goff, P. A., Eberhardt, J. L., Williams, M. J., & Jackson, M. C.
Changing Language Changing Minds: Using Restorative Language to Promote Solidarity
Lisa Johnson
The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the . . . Humanity: Person-First Language in Correctional Health.
Precious S Bedell, Anne C Spaulding, Marvin So, Jennifer C Sarrett
The Language of Incarceration. Journal of Incarceration (2020)
Alexandra Cox
Words matter: A call for humanizing and respectful language to describe people who experience incarceration, (2018) International Health & Human Rights Journal
Nguyen Toan Tran, Stéphanie Baggio
The Center for Nuleadership on Urban Solutions: An Open Letter to Our Friends on the Question of Language
Eddie Ellis
Justice In America
Josie Duffy Rice, Clint Smith
Just Conversations podcast
"Antiracist" Episodes — Just Conversations
Universal Soul Explosion In The Media
Rebecca Barber
Code Switch podcast, 10/1/19 about gerrymandering
Shereen Marisol Meraji, Gene Demby
The 10/1/19 Podcast for Code Switch is about Political Prisoners.
Amplified voices podcast
Amber Vlangas
All My Friends Are Felons podcast
Mark Hugentobler
Pardon Me podcast
Joshua Johnson
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