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Rachel Kushner

Crime

Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind

In three decades of advocating for prison abolition, the activist and scholar has helped transform how people think about criminal justice.

Rachel Kushner New York Times Magazine Apr 2019 30min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Stanville"

The interactions of inmates and a teacher at a women's prison.

Rachel Kushner New Yorker Feb 2018 35min Permalink