By Kari LydersonBitchSpring 2009 In 1971 Attica prison uprising is well known, but many people—even those in activist scenes—haven’t heard…
Vikki Law in make/shift magazine
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Women Behind Bars
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Resisting Gender Violence Without Cops or Prisons: An Interview with Victoria Law
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Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind in Truthout
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Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: A Q&A with Victoria Law and China Martens
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The Real-Life Stories Behind ‘Orange Is the New Black’
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Despite advances, the trans struggle for justice behind bars is just beginning on Waging NonViolence
Ashley Diamond at the Dragnique competition in Atlanta in 2011. (Project Q) Originally published on Waging NonViolenceBy Victoria LawMay 20th,…
Taking Down the Flag Doesn’t Signal the End of White Supremacy
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The Deaths of Sandra Bland & Kindra Chapman Reflect How the Justice System Sees Black Women
by Victoria Law Originally published on Bitch MagazineJuly 23rd, 2015 “The justice system is not something we can view in…