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The Road to Abolition

Amid this galvanizing moment of uprisings and calls to defund the police, Truthout has gathered together some of our most important work on the abolition of policing and prisons. For a decade, we’ve been documenting this work and the ideas behind it. In this feature, we’ve gathered together some recent and past pieces that can help us to envision abolition — both the imagination and the practice of it — and move together toward a more liberated future.

Activists march through the Lawndale neighborhood calling for the defunding of police on July 24, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Here’s Why Arab Americans Like Me Are Supporting Efforts to Defund the Police

As an Arab American whose community has endured chilling surveillance, I back the movement to defund the police.
by
Nadine Naber,
Truthout
July 4, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

NYC Activists Push Back Against Proposed “Feminist” Women’s Jail in Harlem

Opponents of the proposed women’s facility in Harlem affirm “there is no such thing as a feminist jail.”
by
Abby Cunniff,
Truthout
July 2, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Mayor Eric Adams Is Siphoning Funds From Public Schools to Fortify NYPD

Adams’s plan lowers education department funding by nearly $1 billion, while raising the NYPD budget to $11.1 billion.
by
Ujju Aggarwal,
Truthout
June 21, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

We Don’t Need More Evidence That Police Can’t Be Trusted. We Need Real Safety.

We must demand systems of care and accountability that affirm and sustain life and our environment for the long term.
by
Miski Noor,
Truthout
June 11, 2022
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Interview
Racial Justice

Indigenous Abolitionists Are Organizing for Healing and Survival 

“This really is a time of action,” says Indigenous organizer Morning Star Gali.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
April 28, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Beyond the “Ghost Gun” Ban, We Need Local Leaders to Fund Violence Prevention

Responding to pain by enforcing a criminal code through policing is ineffective in addressing community needs.
by
Michael McBride &
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Truthout
April 16, 2022
Truthout
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done

Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
April 14, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Immigration

The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories

Biden’s budget calls for a 26 percent reduction in immigration detention, and ICE is reducing the use of some jails.
by
Silky Shah,
Truthout
April 13, 2022
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News
Racial Justice

A Year After Police Killed Daunte Wright, Minneapolis Is Still Resisting

Family members observed the one-year anniversary of Wright’s killing on Monday as the push for change continues.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
April 12, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Prison Pen Pals Chip Away at the Prison-Industrial Complex One Letter at a Time

Letters are a source of hope. Policies banning physical mail are yet another attack on incarcerated people.
by
Meghan Krausch,
Truthout
March 28, 2022
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