The feds have decided to back away from using profiteering prisons. The news sent stock in the private prisons plummeting. This is by no means the dismantlement of the racist Prison Industrial Complex. However. It is a victory for the many (former) prisoners and their families along with organizations who have been consistently whacking away at this complex for years–those working for dis-investment and those working for the human rights of prisoners. And as I always say, change could be deeper and faster, if more people walked the talk.
Assata Shakur, King, Cuba and U.S. Imperialism – How we carry on for those who sacrificed for Black Freedom
Repression, racism, and war are features of imperialism that have consistently raised their ugly heads under the trump administration.
