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Abolition

Black Lives Matter activists hold a protest rally calling for the abolishment of all jails and prisons outside The Tombs, the Manhattan jail now formally renamed the Manhattan Detention Complex, on June 20, 2020, in downtown New York City.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

“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.
by
Jindu Obiofuma &
James Kilgore,
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February 23, 2021
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Police intervene as Trump supporters and counter protesters fight during a protest in Los Angeles, California, on January 6, 2021.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Jail Won’t Solve White Supremacist Violence. Here’s How to Truly Confront It.

To fight white supremacist violence, we must abolish the systems that perpetuate it, like the prison-industrial complex.
by
Kay Whitlock,
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February 22, 2021
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Oakland Deputy Chief of Police Chris Bolton, center, looks at a street vendor while visiting businesses around Chinatown in Oakland, California, February 16, 2021.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

More Policing Is Not the Solution to Anti-Asian Violence

Carceral approaches to anti-Asian violence ignore the realities of police violence.
by
Jason Wu,
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February 18, 2021
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Three protesters wave Black Lives Matter flags during a protest
News
Prisons & Policing

The Movement to Defund the Police Won’t Go Away When Biden Takes Office

Organizers plan to continue targeting city and state budgets to demand divestment from prisons and policing.
by
Meghan Krausch,
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January 16, 2021
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An activist raises a fist by a car bearing signs calling for the release of prisoners during covid
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID

COVID-19 adds more sickness and death to an already unjust system.
by
Janaé Bonsu,
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December 21, 2020
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A protester holds a placard during a candle lit vigil to mark the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers in London on December 17, 2014.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons

On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
by
Brit Schulte,
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December 17, 2020
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A masked person stands in front of a van covered in a sign reading "DETENTION IS DEADLY"
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Hunger Strikers Caged in the Second Wave Are “Just Trying to Survive the Winter”

Our society created the framework for this atrocity. Now it’s part of a perfect storm.
by
Kelly Hayes,
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November 18, 2020
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Masked activists march with handwritten signs, the closest one reading "STAND UP, FIGHT BACK"
News Analysis
Education & Youth

Grad Workers’ Strike Shows Labor Why It Must Become Abolitionist

The strike at the University of Michigan highlighted the role of policing in upholding racial capitalism on campus.
by
Charlotte Rosen &
Eli B. Lichtenstein,
Truthout
November 16, 2020
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Two cops violently arrest someone in the middle of a deserted street
Interview
Prisons & Policing

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.”
by
Maresi Starzmann,
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October 25, 2020
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Protesters holding a banner with the definition of "abolition" move up Washington Street, from Nubian Square toward downtown Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 2020.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

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.
by
Erica R. Meiners,
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October 4, 2020
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