PinnedMicah HerskindResource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and PunishmentLast updated: June 20201 min read·Jul 14, 2019----
Micah HerskindSome Lessons from Mariame Kaba’s “We Do This ‘Til We Free Us”We can and must collectively build a world without policing, prisons, surveillance, punishment, and capitalism––a world in which all are…9 min read·Mar 1, 2021--1--1
Micah HerskindThree Reasons Advocates Must Move Beyond Demanding Release for “Nonviolent Offenders”We must stop legitimizing incarceration for one group while advocating against it for another.13 min read·Apr 14, 2020--5--5
Micah HerskindThe Individualizing Paternalism of Big Christian Prison Ministry™️What if, instead of only ministering to those who are captive, prison ministries also challenged the dehumanizing basis of captivity…11 min read·Dec 24, 2019--2--2
Micah HerskindSome Reflections on Prison Abolition after #MUMIDecember 7, 201913 min read·Dec 7, 2019--2--2
Micah HerskindHate the Sin, Hurt the Sinner: An(other) Open Letter to My Christian Friends and FamilyWe need to look beyond intentions and assess outcomes, and the outcomes of a non-affirming theology are fundamentally harmful.12 min read·Jul 17, 2019--4--4
Micah HerskindAn Open Letter to My Non-Open-and-Affirming Friends and FamilyNote: I originally posted this letter as a Google doc in October 2016, during my sophomore year of college. I’m re-posting it here as I…11 min read·Jul 13, 2019----