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The Road to Abolition
Exploring abolition — both in imagination and in practice — and the movement toward a more liberated future.
For Eid, Let’s Celebrate the Queer and Trans Muslims Working Toward Abolition
Muslims are marking the end of Ramadan and working to create a just world free of police, prisons and punishment.
Jailers Tortured and Murdered Marvin Scott III, Family Says After Viewing Video
After viewing tape of Scott's in-custody murder at the Collin County Jail, his family says he suffered “day of torture.”
University of California Pushes to Militarize and Expand Its Police Force
A campus-based movement is growing in response, to abolish police presence and transform safety infrastructures.
Abolitionist Struggles Are Also Matters of Global Justice
Author Julian Aguon’s new book links the struggle to demilitarize his native Guam to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Police Convictions Are Not the Goal. Abolitionists Have Bigger Dreams.
“Police don't keep us safe,” says organizer D.A. Bullock.
You Cannot Divorce Murder From Policing
Policing is the violent maintenance of inequality.
To End Mass Incarceration, We Need to Bust the Myths That Prop It Up
Truthout speaks with Victoria Law about her new primer for people who are starting to think about mass incarceration.
Immigrants Will Continue to Die as Long as Agencies Like ICE and CBP Exist
A humane immigration policy is not possible under these hyper-militarized agencies that came out of the “war on terror.”
Illinois Must End Youth Incarceration, Not “Transform” It
Incarceration, even in facilities closer to home, is traumatizing for every child who is forced to experience it.
“What Are We Going to Do About It?” Mariame Kaba Talks Abolition in Action
To create a world without prisons and policing, we must first push past the ceiling oppression puts on our imagination.