Carceral History newsletter
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Carceral History newsletter
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a newsletter by Melanie Newport celebrating new books and research in U.S. carceral history https://carceral-history.ghost.io/
new: @benchansfield.bsky.social .bsky.social pitches their new book BORN IN FLAMES "The rise of finance complemented and shored up mass incarceration"
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author's pitch: arson and the carceral history of property insurance
"We need to expand our understanding of state revanchism to include not only investments in security, but also in securitization. The rise of finance complemented and shored up mass incarceration"
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September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
today we have an author's pitch from @rahimk.bsky.social on his important new @ucpress.bsky.social book on policing and housing in LA, INDEFENSIBLE SPACES carceral-history.ghost.io/authors-pitc...
Author's Pitch: Indefensible Spaces by Rahim Kurwa
"Indefensible Spaces offers a case study of the national crisis of the policing of housing, told through a history of Black organizing and resistance in one of Los Angeles’s most overlooked areas."
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September 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm back! I took a break but not for lack of books. Consider this a warm-up-- I have some great author pitches lined up. carceral-history.ghost.io/summer-readi...
summer reading wrap-up
In true mid-career fashion, I took an inadvertent break from the newsletter to focus on teaching and administrative duties. But! There are so many great books coming out and I am excited to bring thos...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Loved the doc. I learned about Old Newgate Prison & met Morgan Bengal this year at the 4th annual student led educational forum at Troutbeck organized by @rhomomoney.bsky.social. Crucial to understand who & what we deem to be criminal & how we rehabilitate ourselves www.instagram.com/coloringourp...
Coloring Our Past on Instagram: "The history of incarceration is so rarely studied in schools that most people don’t even know America’s oldest prison is in Connecticut. Old Newgate Prison deserves m...
29 likes, 2 comments - coloringourpast on December 22, 2024: "The history of incarceration is so rarely studied in schools that most people don’t even know America’s oldest prison is in Connecticut. ...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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a reminder that the founders of this country included the operators of an underground prison, and people incarcerated in an underground prison carceral-history.ghost.io/its-theme-ti...
it's theme time: early America
I am not feeling the Fourth of July at all– as my brother put it, "we're drugging the dog and doing nothing." But with the SHEAR meeting on the agenda for July, I am taking some time this month to spo...
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July 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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@carceralhistory.bsky.social, thank you for this shoutout 📣.
the biggest honor is knowing the work finds a home with readers. 🙏
June 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Wondering if any scholars know about SHADOWS, a journal "published monthly by and for the inmates of the Oregon State Penitentiary to permit self-expression, provide a medium of discussion for public problems and serve as an entertainment feature." I just read an article in vol 17:9 (Sep 1952).
June 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Its #AMA time once again #Skystorians! Brianna Nofil, author of "The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration" is here to answer all your questions about immigration detention, deportation, and how the U.S. has policed its borders.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
getting this thing up and running! building my list of authors with upcoming pub dates— if that’s you, don’t hesitate to reach out!
June 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Yet again, In solidarity I am happy to share EFF’s surveillance self defense guide for attending a protest:

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Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...
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June 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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there was a reason why folks demanded to abolish ICE and to defund the police.
June 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Here it is, my 228th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Please add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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#ScholarSunday Thread 228
Published on June 8, 2025
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June 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
thanks to everyone who’s subscribed so far!
June 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Subscribe to Carceral History, a new newsletter by @melanienewport.bsky.social celebrating new books and research in U.S. carceral history (and beyond!) carceral-history.ghost.io/introducing-...
introducing Carceral History
Welcome to my newsletter! In an age of decentralized social media, the goal of Carceral History is to provide a platform for sharing book news and other fresh research in U.S. carceral history, partic...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM