No New Beds
By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim and October Krausch, In These Times. How one coalition is challenging the construction of mega-jails in Georgia. New jail construction is quietly booming across the…
Is There a Future Without Incarceration? Abolitionist Art Shows Us One.
By Nicholas Powers This article was originally published by Truthout Prison abolitionist art creates a future to briefly live in, and from that place, turn and look at our present.…
Trump’s Plan To Reopen Alcatraz Prison Is Inhumane And A Waste Of Money, Activists Say
Indigenous peoples say Alcatraz Island is a sacred space and symbol of Indigenous resistance, while abolitionists say the money proposed to rebuild the federal prison should go toward the local…
Art exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library Asks visitors to Imagine a World Without Prisons
“The Warehouse,” a collaboration between artist Vic Liu and abolitionist organizer Mariame Kaba, builds an environment where visitors can see and feel through the possible answers Alexandra Martinez for Prism…
Philadelphia’s Abolition School Taps The ‘radical Potential’ Of Political Education
Officially known as the W.E.B. Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction, the organization grounds local organizers in historical knowledge, theory, and rigorous analysis Adryan Corcione Prism Political education plays a…
Prison Abolitionists Could Score Wins on Election Day, Despite Electoral Ambivalence
Prison abolition itself won’t be on the ballot, but organizers are pushing demands that could change the lives of thousands if adopted by referendum voters or victorious candidates.
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
Here’s what we can learn from abolitionists who are organizing in some of the most conservative parts of the country.