Paula Lehman-Ewing

Nov 7, 2024 | inquest.org | Paula Lehman-Ewing

In October, the inaugural San Quentin Film Festival welcomed a select list of media influencers to enter the prison to attend two days of workshops as well as screenings of work by currently and formerly incarcerated filmmakers. While the festival garnered praise from its celebrity attendees and received extensive media coverage, it’s crucial to question the “model prison” narrative it presented.

Sep 12, 2024 | inquest.org | Paula Lehman-Ewing

Ivan Kilgore and I connect late at night, after my kid goes to bed and before California State Prison Solano begins to lock down. We talk over video conference, me in front of my computer, the retina display cutting through the darkness of my sleepy house, and Ivan on a choppy tablet, the dayroom’s fluorescent lights beaming down on him. He’s usually wearing a skullcap and a white T-shirt that make him stand out from the backdrop of iron bars and concrete walls.

Aug 20, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Paula Lehman-Ewing |Brandon Yu

Paula Lehman-Ewing is the author of “Reimagining the Revolution: Four Stories of Abolition, Autonomy, and Forging New Paths in the Modern Civil Rights Movement.” Photo: Andi WhiskeyLate in her book, Paula Lehman-Ewing writes, “This is not a political book, because I have long given up on political solutions.” It is, perhaps, a jarring statement within a book centered around the criminal justice system in America.

Aug 3, 2024 | truthout.org | Paula Lehman-Ewing

Incarcerated people risk harsh reprisal when they speak out about the abuses they face. We must protect them. ByPaula Lehman-Ewing, TruthoutPublishedAugust 3, 2024ferencziviktoria21 / Getty ImagesI first encountered Ivan Kilgore in the spring of 2020. He was fighting a prison transfer, and the organization I was working for at the time, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC), was assisting in his legal case.

Jul 18, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Mumia Abu-Jamal |Jennifer Black |Paula Lehman-Ewing |Denise Sullivan

Left: “Reimagining the Revolution: Four Stories of Abolition, Autonomy, and Forging New Paths in the Modern Civil Rights Movement” by Paula Lehman-Ewing. Right: “Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader” edited by Jennifer Black and Mumia Abu-Jamal.