Survived + Punished

California governor grants a tiny number of clemencies as thousands in prison infected with Covid-19

Jun 27, 2020 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Sam Levin at The Guardian reports on the recent paltry number of commutations granted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Excerpt below: Gavin Newsom, who has faced mounting pressure to release people en masse from state prisons, announced Friday that he is granting commutations to...

Reclaim Pride by Defunding the Police

Jun 14, 2020 | Media | 0 comments

The Advocate features Survived & Punished NYC member, Ash Stephens, who makes the connections between’s Pride’s radical legacy and the call to defund the police. Excerpt below: We all must return Pride to its radical roots by answering the call to...

Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police

Jun 14, 2020 | Media | 0 comments

S&P co-founder, Mariame Kaba, published a visionary op/ed in the New York Times about the movement to abolish the police. Excerpt below: Why on earth would we think the same reforms would work now? We need to change our demands. The surest way of reducing police...

Immigrants Who Defend Themselves From Sexual Violence Face Prison, Deportation

Jun 10, 2020 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media | 0 comments

Article by Victoria Law, Truthout. Excerpt below: No national agency tracks the number of rape or domestic violence survivors imprisoned for self-defense. Similarly, no agency tracks the number of immigrant survivors who face detention and deportation for their...

S&P NY Wins Barnard Library Research Award!

May 26, 2020 | Media, Research & Strategy | 0 comments

Each year, the Barnard College Library recognizes two scholars with a $2,500 award to subsidize research in the Barnard Archives, Barnard Zine Library, and the Media Center. This year’s winners include the Survived and Punished NY Collective for their quarterly...

California pardoned a gay civil rights leader. Activists want clemency for more LGBTQ+ prisoners

Mar 1, 2020 | Media | 0 comments

Sam Levin at The Guardian, excerpt below: The California governor [Gavin Newsom] has launched an initiative to grant clemency to people historically prosecuted for being gay, starting with a posthumous pardon for Bayard Rustin, a celebrated gay civil rights leader....