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protestors in black and grey jackets and face masks hold a large white banner reading "these jails are killing people. free our people now."
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

What happens in prison becomes the norm

by William C. Anderson October 4th, 2022June 3rd, 2024
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Georgia Bureau of Investigations confirms it is looking into allegations of sexual assault at Stewart Detention Center

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez August 25th, 2022August 25th, 2022
a femme person wearing short jeans and a black T-shirt reading "[U]ndocu[me]nted" helps hold a white poster with red letters the reads "Shut down GEO." the poster covers the body of another person holding it from behind
Posted inImmigration

ICE prison in South Georgia should be shut down, not expanded

by Meredyth L. Yoon and Azadeh Shahshahani August 10th, 2022August 16th, 2022
a Latino man in a tan inmates uniform sits in the foreground in front of other male inmates in the same outfit sitting on chairs and bunk beds
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

The recession may make things worse for formerly incarcerated BIPOC

by Sakshi Udavant August 5th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
a Black woman wearing grey sweatpants and a large white T-shirt stables facing away from the camera, leaning over the side of a crib with white slats
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Pregnancy, parenthood, and prison: the right to choose where autonomy is elusive

Tamar by Tamar Sarai July 19th, 2022July 19th, 2022
two law enforcement officers stand in front of a memorial for the students and teachers killed at the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

The Uvalde shooting is just the latest example of why we need abolition

by Mon M June 8th, 2022June 8th, 2022
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Brain injuries and ‘the revolving door’ of incarceration

Tamar by Tamar Sarai May 26th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition, Gender & LGBTQIA+

Sexual violence thrives in prisons–that is just one reason we need abolition

by K Agbebiyi May 3rd, 2022April 21st, 2022
Muslims kneel on grass outside of the Hennepin County Government Center
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

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

by Mommina Tarar April 7th, 2022April 7th, 2022
a spray painted poster with the text "drop her charges! free tracy" overlaid on a stylized portrait of a black woman with a short afro
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Pressure mounts for Manhattan district attorney to drop charges of criminalized survivor Tracy McCarter

Tamar by Tamar Sarai March 29th, 2022September 22nd, 2022

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