Maya Schenwar

Maya Schenwar (born November 10, 1982) is a journalist and writer focused on prisons. She lives in Chicago and is editor-in-chief (the most important editor) of Truthout.[1] As an editor, she publishes articles about politics that have a progressive viewpoint. She has also written books and many articles for other media websites.[2] As a prison abolitionist, she believes the U.S. government must get rid of prisons in order to make a fairer society, and her work talks about the bad things that happen in prisons.[3] Even though she disagrees with Joe Biden about prisons, she plans to vote for him in 2020.[4]

References

  1. Truthout. "Staff". Truthout. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  2. "selected other writings – Maya Schenwar". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. "'Chipping Away At The System': Maya Schenwar on Alternatives to Our 'Justice' System". In These Times. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  4. Maya Schenwar [MayaSchenwar] (2020-10-15). "Biden's plan on policing and prisons is... everything @LVikkiml and I warn against in Prison by Any Other Name. Mandatory treatment, drug courts, community policing, more police funding instead of less. #BidenTownHall (And yes, I am voting for him. But ugh, ugh ugh...)" (Tweet). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)