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Tag: abolition

'If my life is to matter, then mail must matter. Support must matter.'
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

‘If my life is to matter, then mail must matter. Support must matter.’

by Timothy James Young September 27th, 2023September 27th, 2023

Timothy James Young has been wrongfully incarcerated on death row since 1999. Letters line his path to freedom

color photograph of a Black man holding a white picket sign with handwritten text that reads "world leaders! reparations for slavery now!"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Movements of hope: Abolition and reparations in these times

by Trevor Smith and David Ragland August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023
Death of 19-year-old in Atlanta jail reignites concerns about pretrial detention conditions
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Teen’s death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail exposes ‘repulsive’ conditions

by Katherine Demby July 27th, 2023July 27th, 2023
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Law enforcement has a new political boogeyman: youth violence

by nia t. evans June 21st, 2023June 21st, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest. in the mid-ground, six people hold up a black banner with white text that reads "u.s. immigration policy is a crime"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Torture with impunity runs rampant in ICE facilities

by Maurizio Guerrero June 15th, 2023June 15th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest. two people hold a large cardboard sign with white handwritten text that reads "Free them all"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

New report complicates decarceration wins

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez May 24th, 2023May 24th, 2023
The prison system is ‘a gendering, killing machine’
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

The prison system is a ‘gendering, killing machine’

by Sherronda J. Brown April 6th, 2023April 5th, 2023
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Posted inClimate & Environment

Prison abolition is environmental justice

by Ray Levy Uyeda March 22nd, 2023March 22nd, 2023
color photograph of two Black people's hands reaching towards the center of the frame. one holds a small drought-resistant plant out to the other against the backdrop of a prison fence with spiraling barbed wire across the top
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Intentional design can lay a blueprint for abolition

Tamar by Tamar Sarai March 16th, 2023March 16th, 2023
color photograph of about fifty people standing and sitting outside in a forest clearing. many wear face masks, t-shirts or flannels, and long pants, and most are looking at something to the right of the frame
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Stopping Cop City means committing to a world without police

Reina Sultan by Reina Sultan March 14th, 2023March 14th, 2023

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