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You Cannot Decarcerate by Using the Tools of Incarceration, Says Mumia Abu-Jamal
“We must move for what we want, not for what we think the system can produce, because the system is the problem.”
COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say
The public may never know the full extent of death and suffering of incarcerated people during the pandemic.
Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.
To Decolonize Indigenous Lands, We Must Also Abolish Police and Prisons
Abolishing the systems and institutions that propagate white supremacy is an important step toward decolonization.
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
I’m Living in Fear of COVID as New People Get Transferred Into the Prison I’m In
The practice of transferring people from prisons with outbreaks has already proven deadly but has not stopped.
Prison Reforms Can Actually Increase Size and Scope of Incarceration
Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss electronic monitoring, prison reform and the growing awareness of abolition.
The House Is About to Pass Marijuana Decriminalization. What Will the Senate Do?
Marijuana legalization enjoys support from a clear and bipartisan majority of voters.
Incarcerated People Are Challenging Deadly Pandemic Conditions in Prisons
Over 115,000 people in prisons have contracted COVID. Incarcerated people have been drawing attention to their concerns.
California’s Dependence on Incarcerated Labor Exposed as Wildfires Rage
More than 1,300 incarcerated firefighters are fighting back the blazes as COVID limits their numbers.