Maya Schenwar, Date of Birth

Maya Schenwar

editor and writer

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1982

Profession: writer, editor, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Maya Schenwar (born November 10, 1982) is the editor-in-chief of Truthout, and a writer focused on prison-related topics.
She is the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better and a co-editor of the anthology Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States.
She has written about prison issues for Truthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Ms.
Magazine, and other publications.
She serves as chair of The Media Consortium's coordinating committee.
Schenwar is also a board member of Love & Protect, an organization that supports those who identify as women and gender non-conforming persons of color who are criminalized or harmed by state and interpersonal violence, and of the Chicago Community Bond Fund, a revolving fund that pays bond for people of color charged with crimes in Cook County, Illinois.
Previous to her work at Truthout, Schenwar was a contributing editor at Punk Planet magazine and served as media coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence.