PinnedMicah HerskindResource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and PunishmentLast updated: June 2020Jul 14, 2019Jul 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…Mar 1, 20211Mar 1, 20211
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.Apr 14, 20205Apr 14, 20205
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…Dec 24, 20192Dec 24, 20192
Micah HerskindSome Reflections on Prison Abolition after #MUMIDecember 7, 2019Dec 7, 20192Dec 7, 20192
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.Jul 17, 20194Jul 17, 20194
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…Jul 13, 2019Jul 13, 2019
