kwanetaharris
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Write or Die | Kwaneta Harris | Substack
Write or Die | Kwaneta Harris | Substack
Raw dispatches from Texas women's prisons on how the intersection of gender, race and place contribute to state-sanctioned, gender-based violence. Click to read Write or Die, by Kwaneta Harris, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Published Writing & Media
Published Writing & Media
The Bridge: Ask Kwaneta | Newsletter
The Bridge: Ask Kwaneta | Newsletter
2026 Published Work
Ain't We Women, Too?
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
For Many Incarcerated Women, the State Is Their Abuser - Ms. Magazine
For Many Incarcerated Women, the State Is Their Abuser - Ms. Magazine
Let me tell you what it's like to live in state-sanctioned, gender-based violence. In prison, we wake up when male guards tell us to. We wear what they tell us to wear. We eat what they give us, when they decide to give it. We go where they permit, speak when they allow, and exist under their constant surveillance. Our bodies belong to the state. Our movements are controlled. Our communications are monitored. They have the power to deny or delay our medical care, and our complaints go ignored or punished. Incarcerated journalist Kwaneta Harris explains that when we tolerate sexual assault in women's prisons, we signal that the state can commit violence against people without consequences.
Menopause in Prison Is a Public Health Crisis We’re Ignoring - Ms. Magazine
Menopause in Prison Is a Public Health Crisis We’re Ignoring - Ms. Magazine
Speaking from a Texas prison, journalist Kwaneta Harris reveals how menopause is neglected and punished for women in jail.
The True Harms of True Crime: Snapped
The True Harms of True Crime: Snapped
by Leigh Goodmark, Kim Hricko, and Kwaneta Harris
Q&A: Kwaneta Harris on the Black History That Shaped Her — Prison Journalism Project
Q&A: Kwaneta Harris on the Black History That Shaped Her — Prison Journalism Project
"I am perceived as a Black woman before I am perceived as an American, before I am perceived as a journalist, before I am perceived as human."
Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment | Truthout
Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment | Truthout
Incarcerated women are being made involuntary performers in a spectacle that attracts men who dehumanize them.
How Prisons Turn Traumatized Women Into Unpaid Crisis Workers – Scalawag
How Prisons Turn Traumatized Women Into Unpaid Crisis Workers – Scalawag
Why is an incarcerated woman with her own trauma and a life sentence being forced to perform crisis intervention without training, support, or compensation?
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society | Volume 40-1
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society | Volume 40-1
The Impossible Made Real – Spectre Journal
The Impossible Made Real – Spectre Journal
Kwaneta Harris interviews Uhuru Rowe about his experience since being released from prison after thirty-one years behind bars.
Prison Health News | Issue 62
Prison Health News | Issue 62
Stories from Da Pen | BookBaby Bookshop
Stories from Da Pen | BookBaby Bookshop
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