Victoria Law
@victorialaw.bsky.social
Freelance journalist & author. Latest book: CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration (Haymarket, 2024). https://linktr.ee/victorialaw
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Victoria Law
@victorialaw.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Welcome new (and not-so-new) followers. I’m an author & freelance journalist focusing on incarceration, particularly women’s incarceration. My latest book, CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION, examines the Covid-19 pandemic behind bars—and the continuing fallout of prisons’ punitive responses.
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really fantastic job opportunity for folks with editorial experience (relatedly, if y’all are ever in the market for a labor reporter, PLEASE lmk @19thnews.org!) 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
really fantastic job opportunity for folks with editorial experience (relatedly, if y’all are ever in the market for a labor reporter, PLEASE lmk @19thnews.org!) 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
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My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
As daily goals, "stop fascism," "defeat evil," and "save the world" probably aren't going to get you anywhere, and might leave you feeling overwhelmed and helpless, but "work towards building something good" is always achievable, concrete, and useful.
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
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Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
Good afternoon, Bluesky. Now that there's more attention on MDC Brooklyn, where P. Diddy is locked up, here's some of my past coverage about conditions there.
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
See it: Video from inside troubled Brooklyn federal jail shows brutal gang stabbing
Shocking video from inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center shows MS-13 members stab a man 44 times, attacking him for an agonizing 37 seconds before a lone correction officer arrives…
www.nydailynews.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
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Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
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It seems it is once again time for everyone to familiarize themselves with this anti-imperialist classic.
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
It seems it is once again time for everyone to familiarize themselves with this anti-imperialist classic.
“I do wish for you love, joy, peace, health, & a 2026 that delivers more than we dared to dream of.” -Sheená King, sentenced as a 20-year-old to LWOP in PA
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“I do wish for you love, joy, peace, health, & a 2026 that delivers more than we dared to dream of.” -Sheená King, sentenced as a 20-year-old to LWOP in PA
Has anyone recently (and successfully) sent a zine to a person in a federal prison?
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Has anyone recently (and successfully) sent a zine to a person in a federal prison?
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'The Fifth Street Building Takeover: Archival Activations 11' zine by @prisonculture.bsky.social. Copies of the zine are available for purchase here: www.printedmatter.org/catalog/69980
I love working on the archival activations series and I always learn a lot.
I love working on the archival activations series and I always learn a lot.
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
'The Fifth Street Building Takeover: Archival Activations 11' zine by @prisonculture.bsky.social. Copies of the zine are available for purchase here: www.printedmatter.org/catalog/69980
I love working on the archival activations series and I always learn a lot.
I love working on the archival activations series and I always learn a lot.
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this would be a great time to listen to @prisonculture.bsky.social’s excellent podcast “Johnny Cash, prison reformer”. Part 1 (of 2) available here: soundcloud.com/nia_audio/jo...
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 AM
this would be a great time to listen to @prisonculture.bsky.social’s excellent podcast “Johnny Cash, prison reformer”. Part 1 (of 2) available here: soundcloud.com/nia_audio/jo...
Last day to get 40% off CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION (and any other Haymarket book).
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Happy Holidays! 40% OFF ALL Haymarket Books
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
For one-stop shopping, check out our eleven curated gift bundles: each includes 5 books for $5...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Last day to get 40% off CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION (and any other Haymarket book).
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
I have been informed that a woman, sentenced to LWOP when Nixon was president, will be released from prison next week.
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I have been informed that a woman, sentenced to LWOP when Nixon was president, will be released from prison next week.
In 2022, New York passed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, limiting solitary to 15 consecutive days.
“We don't get to watch the news anymore. We are locked in our cells unless we are at programs, the yard, or the gym. There is a TV in the yard but the yard is not open when the news is on. I haven't seen the news since October.” -woman in NYS prison
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
In 2022, New York passed the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, limiting solitary to 15 consecutive days.
“We don't get to watch the news anymore. We are locked in our cells unless we are at programs, the yard, or the gym. There is a TV in the yard but the yard is not open when the news is on. I haven't seen the news since October.” -woman in NYS prison
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
“We don't get to watch the news anymore. We are locked in our cells unless we are at programs, the yard, or the gym. There is a TV in the yard but the yard is not open when the news is on. I haven't seen the news since October.” -woman in NYS prison
thoroughly irritated (again) that a prison system, which scans incoming mail & does not give the original to incarcerated recipient, prohibits address labels.
If a prison system is scanning all mail & only letting incarcerated people read on tablets, what difference does it make if I use an address label, drip coffee on the paper, accidentally smear wet nail polish on the card, etc?
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
thoroughly irritated (again) that a prison system, which scans incoming mail & does not give the original to incarcerated recipient, prohibits address labels.
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I miss writing about reading books by women of color. If you’re an editor interested in either an end-of-year or quarterly recap, please get in touch!
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I miss writing about reading books by women of color. If you’re an editor interested in either an end-of-year or quarterly recap, please get in touch!
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My latest book—CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration—is 40% off till Jan 2nd
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Happy Holidays! 40% OFF ALL Haymarket Books
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
For one-stop shopping, check out our eleven curated gift bundles: each includes 5 books for $5...
www.haymarketbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My latest book—CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration—is 40% off till Jan 2nd
“We must take a stand and speak up for what we believe in. We must be willing to oppose tyranny and we must learn to spot it under whichever cloak it hides.” -Ellen Knauff, who fought deportation &, despite a 1950 SCOTUS ruling against her, was victorious
(Quote from Dan Berger’s forthcoming book)
(Quote from Dan Berger’s forthcoming book)
December 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“We must take a stand and speak up for what we believe in. We must be willing to oppose tyranny and we must learn to spot it under whichever cloak it hides.” -Ellen Knauff, who fought deportation &, despite a 1950 SCOTUS ruling against her, was victorious
(Quote from Dan Berger’s forthcoming book)
(Quote from Dan Berger’s forthcoming book)
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NY is having a bad flu season. More hospitalizations last week than any week on record.
Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late).
Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.
Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late).
Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.
December 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NY is having a bad flu season. More hospitalizations last week than any week on record.
Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late).
Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.
Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late).
Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.
I have discovered a delightful website & newsletter about other writers’ bookshelves, validating my own cockamamie collections of books (and zines): shelfies.beehiiv.com/archive
Archive | Shelfies
Real stories about beloved books. Collected by Lavie and Jared. Newsletter every Friday.
shelfies.beehiiv.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I have discovered a delightful website & newsletter about other writers’ bookshelves, validating my own cockamamie collections of books (and zines): shelfies.beehiiv.com/archive
Thread: I spent the end of 2025 interviewing women incarcerated in CA & NY about their hopes for clemency. All have been imprisoned for 10+ years—some for decades. All have transformed their lives despite the many obstacles in prison. In both states, the process is opaque & some are losing hope:
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thread: I spent the end of 2025 interviewing women incarcerated in CA & NY about their hopes for clemency. All have been imprisoned for 10+ years—some for decades. All have transformed their lives despite the many obstacles in prison. In both states, the process is opaque & some are losing hope:
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Tomorrow is Bluestockings's last day open! If you've been holding off and have a chance to go, NYC, now's your last chance!
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow is Bluestockings's last day open! If you've been holding off and have a chance to go, NYC, now's your last chance!
During his nearly seven years in office, Newsom has granted 160 commutations.
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
During his nearly seven years in office, Newsom has granted 160 commutations.