Cultivating solidarity from the inside-out : : abolitionist efforts to trans-gress the prison walls

Abstract: Incarcerated radical intellectuals elucidate the nature of political struggle and its various arenas. Alongside these writers are solidarity groups that propagate their writings and intellectual products. Through a close reading of Black Communist trans prisoner Alyssa V. Hope’s legal efforts and writings, this article unearths how a pen-pal relationship transformed into a comprehensive abolitionist community. This case study provides an example of how abolitionists are grappling with the need to support the material needs of marginalised communities while still building otherwise possible worlds separate from a failing welfare state. Mutual aid projects, like the one formed by Hope’s supporters, showcase that otherwise possible worlds are not only possible, but they are being created right now before us

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Cultivating solidarity from the inside-out ; volume:14 ; number:3 ; pages:6-13 ; Behemoth ; 14, Heft 3, 6-13

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
• Keyword: Abolitionismus

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Janak, Jaden

Further information

• DOI: 10.6094/UNIFR/224283
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2242831
• Rights: Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:24 AM CEST