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Vikki Law
Tearing Down the Walls
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HipMama Review of Resistance Behind Bars
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Vikki Law in make/shift magazine
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From Prison Photography “These analyses [of the prison system] – coupled with what I had seen firsthand – made sense,…
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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