Victoria Law, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/victorialaw/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 06 May 2024 19:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png Victoria Law, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/victorialaw/ 32 32 “To Be Free Is to Free Others”: Formerly Incarcerated Women Urge Decarceration https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-be-free-is-to-free-others-formerly-incarcerated-women-urge-decarceration/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-be-free-is-to-free-others-formerly-incarcerated-women-urge-decarceration/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1265972 We have a long way to go to bring justice to all the individuals who were harmed by the ‘tough on crime,’ zero-tolerance legislation passed in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s,” says Amy Povah, founder and director of CAN-DO Justice through Clemency, which advocates for people imprisoned on federal drug sentences. “Many people we are [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-be-free-is-to-free-others-formerly-incarcerated-women-urge-decarceration/feed/ 0 To End Mass Incarceration, We Need to Bust the Myths That Prop It Up https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-end-mass-incarceration-we-need-to-bust-the-myths-that-prop-it-up/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-end-mass-incarceration-we-need-to-bust-the-myths-that-prop-it-up/#respond Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:01:28 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1045486 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/to-end-mass-incarceration-we-need-to-bust-the-myths-that-prop-it-up/feed/ 0 Sex Workers Are Fighting Back https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sex-workers-are-fighting-back/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sex-workers-are-fighting-back/#respond Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:01:39 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1012653 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sex-workers-are-fighting-back/feed/ 0 #MeToo Behind Bars https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/metoo-behind-bars/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/metoo-behind-bars/#respond Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:02:23 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1008561 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/metoo-behind-bars/feed/ 0 Efforts to Decrease Prison Populations Leaving Women Behind https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/efforts-to-decrease-prison-populations-leaving-women-behind/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/efforts-to-decrease-prison-populations-leaving-women-behind/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:01:36 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1007301 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/efforts-to-decrease-prison-populations-leaving-women-behind/feed/ 0 Ozrganizers raised over $233,000 to bail out hundreds https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ozrganizers-raised-over-233000-to-bail-out-hundreds/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ozrganizers-raised-over-233000-to-bail-out-hundreds/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:00:10 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1006808 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ozrganizers-raised-over-233000-to-bail-out-hundreds/feed/ 0 Stories of Sexual Violence & Survivors Behind Bars https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/stories-of-sexual-violence-survivors-behind-bars/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/stories-of-sexual-violence-survivors-behind-bars/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:02:03 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1004892 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/stories-of-sexual-violence-survivors-behind-bars/feed/ 0 Prisoner’s Right to a Degree https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/prisoners-right-to-a-degree/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/prisoners-right-to-a-degree/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:00:51 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=999709 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/prisoners-right-to-a-degree/feed/ 0 ‘We are humans, not animals’ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-are-humans-not-animals/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-are-humans-not-animals/#respond Sun, 25 Jun 2017 09:01:57 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=999530 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/we-are-humans-not-animals/feed/ 0 Women in Prison Speak Out https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/women-in-prison-speak-out/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/women-in-prison-speak-out/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 09:02:55 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=998821 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/women-in-prison-speak-out/feed/ 0 As Obama’s Presidency Enters Final Months, Thousands Behind Bars Hope for Clemency https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/as-obamas-presidency-enters-final-months-thousands-behind-bars-hope-for-clemency/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/as-obamas-presidency-enters-final-months-thousands-behind-bars-hope-for-clemency/#respond Sat, 03 Sep 2016 09:02:30 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=989939 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/as-obamas-presidency-enters-final-months-thousands-behind-bars-hope-for-clemency/feed/ 0 Private Prisons Are Far From Ended: 62 Percent of Immigrant Detainees Are in Privatized Jails https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/private-prisons-are-far-from-ended-62-percent-of-immigrant-detainees-are-in-privatized-jails/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/private-prisons-are-far-from-ended-62-percent-of-immigrant-detainees-are-in-privatized-jails/#respond Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:00:20 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=989497 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/private-prisons-are-far-from-ended-62-percent-of-immigrant-detainees-are-in-privatized-jails/feed/ 0 Formerly Incarcerated Moms Fight for Reforms to Save Families https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/formerly-incarcerated-moms-fight-for-reforms-to-save-families/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/formerly-incarcerated-moms-fight-for-reforms-to-save-families/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:01:17 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=984585 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/formerly-incarcerated-moms-fight-for-reforms-to-save-families/feed/ 0 Going Home https://znetwork.org/zmagazine/going-home/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:45:01 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=zmagarticle&p=980655 Thousands of drug war prisoners are going home early thanks to years of organizing https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/thousands-of-drug-war-prisoners-are-going-home-early-thanks-to-years-of-organizing/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/thousands-of-drug-war-prisoners-are-going-home-early-thanks-to-years-of-organizing/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:01:15 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=979132 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/thousands-of-drug-war-prisoners-are-going-home-early-thanks-to-years-of-organizing/feed/ 0 Women’s Prisons as Sites of Resistance https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/womens-prisons-as-sites-of-resistance/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/womens-prisons-as-sites-of-resistance/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:01:36 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=975754 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/womens-prisons-as-sites-of-resistance/feed/ 0 Against Carceral Feminism https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/against-carceral-feminism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/against-carceral-feminism/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:29:20 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=963842 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/against-carceral-feminism/feed/ 0 Women were the Ambulance, the Caretakers and the Providers https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/women-were-the-ambulance-the-caretakers-and-the-providers/ https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/women-were-the-ambulance-the-caretakers-and-the-providers/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:01:14 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=commentary&p=732234 https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/women-were-the-ambulance-the-caretakers-and-the-providers/feed/ 0 What’s Gender Got to do with Policing and Prison? https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/whats-gender-got-to-do-with-policing-and-prison/ https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/whats-gender-got-to-do-with-policing-and-prison/#respond Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:01:14 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=commentary&p=724649 https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/whats-gender-got-to-do-with-policing-and-prison/feed/ 0 Border Crossings Refocus Immigration Debate on Families https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/border-crossings-refocus-immigration-debate-on-families/ https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/border-crossings-refocus-immigration-debate-on-families/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:01:12 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=commentary&p=478190 https://znetwork.org/zcommentary/border-crossings-refocus-immigration-debate-on-families/feed/ 0 California Hunger Strikers Enter Third Week, Face Retaliation https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/california-hunger-strikers-enter-third-week-face-retaliation-by-victoria-law/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/california-hunger-strikers-enter-third-week-face-retaliation-by-victoria-law/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:57:50 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/california-hunger-strikers-enter-third-week-face-retaliation-by-victoria-law/feed/ 0 Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tens-of-thousands-of-california-prisoners-launch-mass-hunger-strike-by-victoria-law/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tens-of-thousands-of-california-prisoners-launch-mass-hunger-strike-by-victoria-law/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:50:10 +0000 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/tens-of-thousands-of-california-prisoners-launch-mass-hunger-strike-by-victoria-law/feed/ 0 Occupy Prisons: ‘We Must Not Turn Our Backs on Each Other…’ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/occupy-prisons-we-must-not-turn-our-backs-on-each-other-by-victoria-law/ 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