Truthout
The Road to Abolition
Exploring abolition — both in imagination and in practice — and the movement toward a more liberated future.
California Organizers Are Creating Momentum for Statewide Prison Closures
There will be one less prison in California, after a judge thwarted Susanville's effort to block closure of its prison.
Kevin Johnson Speaks From Death Row About His Impending Execution This Month
The 37-year-old father will face state-sanctioned murder this month unless his sentence is commuted.
Physical Mail Was My Lifeline to the Outside World — and Now It’s Gone
We treasure mementos like physical cards, letters and photos in prison because we have little else.
We Need a New Paradigm to Halt the Unprecedented Growth of Electronic Monitoring
Electronic monitoring has gone far beyond ankle bands. Let’s challenge the meteoric expansion of this form of policing.
California Is Dependent on Prison Labor for Fighting Fires. This Must End.
CAL FIRE’s decades-old reliance on prison labor is coming to an end. The state should invest in firefighting jobs.
Law-and-Order Policies Make Us Less Safe. The Trajectory of the ’90s Shows Why.
Across the U.S., Democratic politicians are embracing playbooks that put mass incarceration into overdrive in the ‘90s.
Some Youth Don’t Get to Go Back to School Because They’re Stuck Behind Bars
Many young people of color will spend their entire adult lives incarcerated, in many cases, based on coercion by cops.
Biden Is Still Issuing Calls to Increase Police Funding
Racial justice advocates say both parties are exploiting “defund the police” for political gain.
Design Firm Wants to Build “Feminist” Jails and Prisons. Abolitionists Say “No.”
You will never find healing when you are isolated from those that help you feel cared for, says organizer Kami Beckford.
Working in Prison Fields Didn’t “Correct” Me, It Revealed the System’s Brutality
If one was paid to design a system that exacerbates trauma for vulnerable women, this would be the ideal model.