Tasfiya Kashem

Kashem’s bio:

Tasfiya is a first-year student at John Jay majoring in Law and Society. Prior to her time at John Jay, she had the opportunity to participate in the 2021 Abolitionist Youth Organizing Institute, where she learned about prison industrial complex abolition and transformative justice. As a student of abolition, Tasfiya is committed to an abolitionist politic that she strives to reflect in every aspect of her life, including her writing. After completion of her undergraduate studies, she plans on pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at a law school with a strong public interest program — at the moment, she hopes to attend CUNY School of Law.

You can read Kashem’s powerful opinion piece here.