Truthout
The Road to Abolition
Exploring abolition — both in imagination and in practice — and the movement toward a more liberated future.
Stabbings Near UC Davis Were Terrifying, But More Policing Won’t Make Us Safer
Student-led care and support work rather than criminalization and prosecution should be our model for safety.
The US Failed Jordan Neely and Banko Brown Long Before They Were Murdered
As housing-insecure Black youth, Banko Brown and Jordan Neely needed care. Instead, they were policed and criminalized.
Psychiatric Incarceration Isn’t Treatment — It’s Violence, Survivors Say
After the murder of Jordan Neely, NYC’s mayor doubled down on his plan to disappear those who “appear mentally ill.”
Ralph Yarl Deserves Justice Beyond What the Criminal Legal System Can Offer
While the man who shot Yarl was not a cop, his whiteness allowed him to bear an invisible badge of the police force.
NYPD’s “Autism Awareness” Squad Car Is Nothing But a Publicity Stunt
Don’t be fooled by the NYPD’s lip service to autism awareness: Policing isn’t “neurodiversity-friendly.”
Policing Does Not Have Problems — It Is the Problem
Policing is neither reformable nor redeemable.
Honduran Activists Are Protesting “State of Emergency” That Suspends Civil Rights
Activists say the measure implemented as part of a “war on extortion” actually amounts to a criminalization of poverty.
These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years
How the criminal legal system slammed two Black men for standing up to white supremacist guards in an Indiana prison.
After 28 Years Behind Bars, Harm Reduction Brought Me and My Brother Together
I started harm reduction work in prison after years of addiction. It’s helped me build relationships I never expected.
While Ex-Elected Officials Invest in Cannabis, I Remain in Prison for Selling It
I've spent over 24 years in prison for marijuana charges while others profit from it. How is this fair?