The prison abolition movement asks us to remember that it’s not inevitable, and that we are active agents in deciding the kind of world we want to live in. Next time, we’ll talk about utopia ...

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...

Some in the movement think that clause would have given political and legal cover to state officials to continue business as usual in the state’s notorious prison system.

Ultimately, however, "The Problem with Prisons" by Erin I. Kelly argues that Shelby misreads the intentions of the abolition movement, and that while the penal system still so widely permeates ...

An emboldened fringe movement is breaking with the antiabortion establishment by pushing for women who get abortions to face criminal charges, a departure from decades of “pro-life” tradition.

Prison abolition itself won't be on the ballot, ... Mansa Musa: We have amplified the voices of the abolition movement. We don’t give voice to the voiceless, because everyone has a voice.

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions ‘Abortion abolitionists’ are taking on traditional antiabortion forces, which have long been uncomfortable with the ...

As organizers and thinkers around prison abolition, ... Rachel Herzing: Jerry Miller is a big hero to a lot of us in the US prison abolitionist movement. He came in as a reformer.

They discuss mass incarceration, from its ties to slavery to the prison abolition movement. Questions are asked, feedback is given and another group takes their place.

Lydon says the pen pal program may also help generate support for the prison abolition movement. “For me, the pen pal program is not only a support program for people who are currently locked up; it’s ...

Ultimately, however, “The Problem with Prisons” by Erin I. Kelly argues that Shelby misreads the intentions of the abolition movement, and that while the penal system still so widely permeates ...

Dent noted that Santa Cruz and the Bay Area are important places for the development of the prison abolition movement. She praised Kaba for the advocacy work she has done on behalf of more than 100 ...