prison-industrial complex

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For Muslims, the fight for an abolitionist future is necessary for survival

Muslim abolitionists see abolition and restorative justice as a natural part of their faith

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4 Min
By: Mommina Tarar

Academy Award-nominated film ‘Attica’ offers a full view of the prison uprising, its tragic aftermath, and its legacy

Former Attica prisoner James Asbury and “Attica” directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry sat down with Prism to discuss the making of the film and the lessons viewers might glean

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10 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

Florida and Texas lawmakers are targeting queer and trans youth

Advocates say the laws will cause severe, long-term harm to queer and trans youth

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

We can’t stop transphobia without fighting for abolition

We have to destroy transphobia by eradicating every system that upholds it, and that begins with the criminal legal system

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4 Min
By: #FreeAshleyNow

Prisons pollute and incarcerated or not, everyone deserves Just Transition

Prisons are both polluted and polluters, and for incarcerated people and returning citizens, the Just Transition framework is our only way forward

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4 Min
By: Tamisha Walker, Sagaree Jain

The Illinois Department of Corrections’ commissary shortage harms incarcerated people

Advocates say the commissary shortage is a matter of the Department of Corrections’ priorities, not the budget

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5 Min
By: Mai Tran

Brooklyn pop-up bookstore The Garden provides fertile ground for abolitionist education and community building

Educator and poet Joseph Capehart sits down with Prism to discuss their pop-up bookstore, redefining community, and using love as an organizing principle

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15 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

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