What is 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Truthout|title=Staff|url=https://truthout.org/truthout-staff/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Truthout|language=en-US}}</ref> As an editor, she publishes articles about [[politics]] that have a [[progressive]] viewpoint. She has also written [[Book|books]] and many articles for other [[News media|media]] websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=selected other writings – Maya Schenwar|url=https://www.mayaschenwar.com/other-writings|access-date=2020-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref> As a prison abolitionist, she believes the [[United States|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=‘Chipping Away At The System’: Maya Schenwar on Alternatives to Our ‘Justice’ System|url=https://inthesetimes.com/article/chipping-away-at-the-system-maya-schenwar-on-abolition-and-alternatives|access-date=2020-10-28|website=In These Times|language=en}}</ref> Even though she disagrees with [[Joe Biden]] about prisons, she plans to vote for him in 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Maya Schenwar |user=MayaSchenwar |number=1316902358266335234 |date=2020-10-15 |title=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...)}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Journalists from Chicago]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenwar, Maya}}