The Work Release

Real Reentry: Labor, Incarceration, and the Fight for Job Quality

Lessons from the first annual National Convening on Real Reentry

Apr 28

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March 2026

Underwriting Labor

How risk is assigned, managed, and profited from in the U.S. economy.

Mar 24 • Beyond the Bars

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February 2026

"Once you start, it’s a bug; you won’t want to stop.”

We lost Akeel Nizam Williams, a beloved member of our BTB family. We honor him and his legacy.

Feb 19 • Beyond the Bars

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January 2026

Beyond Legislative Reform

A look into Florida’s legislative landscape and why we can’t rely on public policy change alone.

Jan 22 • Beyond the Bars

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December 2025

How the temp industry designs precarity.

A deep dive into the temp industry’s business model and how to organize to change it.

Dec 16, 2025 • Beyond the Bars

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November 2025

Carceral punishment continues through temp work.

Announcing the release of The Temp Trap: A Blueprint for Organizing Workers with Records in the Temp Industry (2.4k words, 10 minute reading time)

Nov 18, 2025 • Beyond the Bars

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April 2025

Freedom without fair work is just another cage.

2.9k words, 12 minute reading time

Apr 1, 2025 • Beyond the Bars

March 2025

Democracy depends on the workers America locked out.

1.9k words, 8 minute reading time

Mar 1, 2025 • Beyond the Bars