Abolition

Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.

It took nearly a decade of exposing the patterns of abuse and neglect at the facility in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

U.S. courts often reject domestic and sexual violence as legitimate justifications for self-defense.

Plans for the “Cop City” in the heart of a working-class Black community include a mock city to practice urban warfare.

Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.

We must dismantle systems of advocacy that rank marginalized people and tie people’s value to their labor productivity.

A preliminary report finds police killed over 1,100 people last year, the most killings in any year in the past decade.

I asked organizers working to dismantle incarceration what is giving them hope for 2023. Here’s what they shared.

The oppressive and deadly tactics used on incarcerated people are directly linked to the spread of fascism.

Surveillance technologies like ankle monitors and cellphone apps are not harmless “alternatives” to immigration jails.