What Is The Carceral State?  Season 2 Episode 14

In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Tiera Rainey, a born and raised Tucsonan, who serves as The Executive Director of The Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund. We have an in depth conversation about The Prison Industrial Complex and the various ways that carceral systems make money off of folks, the difference between prisons and jails, we also discuss militarism and abolition.

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Tiera Bio

Tiera Rainey is a proud second-generation Tucsonan and is the Executive Director of TSCCBF. She previously served as the Director of Programs for the bail fund. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from Vassar College and an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University. A passionate abolitionist, Tiera spent 4 years as a lead organizer with Black Lives Matter Tucson. She believes in black joy and liberation and is committed to cultivating both here in the Southwest.

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