The state maintains its oppressive systems through violence disguised as law, and only through counterviolence can we dismantle those systems
Appropriating feminist rhetoric in support of jail expansion ignores the underlying violence of incarceration
Organizers are skeptical of police claims that county precincts should be trusted to investigate each other in deadly use of force cases
Expanded criminalization fails to undermine the power matrixes that produce mass shootings
Resources for incarcerated people with severe brain injuries offer help with the criminal legal system—but could they keep people out of prisons altogether?
We can honor the lives of those who have been killed by abolishing the structures that allowed for their deaths
While incarcerated people were left to suffer behind prison walls during the first waves of the pandemic, their families were left to worry in the dark
Providing resources for struggling library patrons isn’t a distraction for librarians, it’s part of their mission
Erik Mercado has been speaking out about the conditions in ICE detention for years, and says he’s been treated cruelly and unfairly in response
Muslim abolitionists see abolition and restorative justice as a natural part of their faith
Protesters and organizers have emphasized that the Chinatown mega jail would harm the local residents and those held within its walls.
From arbitrary judgment calls to material bans, information censorship protects the carceral system at the expense of the incarcerated.
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