James Kilgore

James Kilgore is a formerly incarcerated activist, researcher, and author based in Urbana, Illinois. He is the director of the Challenging E-Carceration project of Media Justice’s #NoDigitalPrisons campaign. He is also the co-director of FirstFollowers Reentry Program and the author of five books, including “Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time.”

Sexual Assault in Prison is Not What TV Tells You.

“I was sentenced and put in prison for the choices I made. I was not sentenced to being raped and abused while in prison.”

James Kilgore, Vic Liu

Aug 21, 2024

Abolition Means No Digital Prisons

In this excerpt formerly incarcerated writer James Kilgore denounces the growing use of e-carceration technologies like ankle monitors.

James Kilgore

Nov 15, 2023

As the U.S. Scrambles to Slow Coronavirus, We Should Be Wary of Increased Surveillance

When the dust settles on this pandemic, we need to be clear on what was an emergency response and what is a desirable permanent change.

James Kilgore

Mar 23, 2020