Prison abolition is not a new concept, but in the past decade, the movement, led by Black scholars and activists as well as incarcerated people, has gained new traction in mainstream media as ...

Abolition is within our reach; it’s up to us to build it. Reiana Sultan and Micah Herskind are 2 of the 10 cocreators of the #8ToAbolition campaign. Read More. Culture.

Thus, abolition is an ongoing process of assessing and replacing any system that doesn’t serve all of us. It goes beyond the tearing down to also include the rebuilding that must take place.

To prison abolitionists, why is criminal justice reform based on a system like that insufficient? The prison-industrial complex isn’t broken. It’s doing exactly what it's meant to do.

Abolitionist Handbook, lovely artwork… lovely work… I want to jump right in with the first paragraph and where you explain to us what a handbook is. Right.

But now that Roe is overturned, abolitionists see an opening to advance their goals and seize the broader movement’s future. What Is the ‘Abortion Abolitionist’ Movement?

Abolition is an ideal—like, say, “repeal and replace.” The real debate is what should replace the current institutions. “There is always going to be some role for prisons, but maybe 10 percent of what ...

Abolition is the compromise.As the state-sanctioned, extrajudicial murders of marginalized people continue on and on, it becomes more and more clear that abolition is the only answer. Much like Black ...

The movement for police abolition and the abolition of the prison industrial complex calls for a complete dismantling of the system. Hence calls for police reform are at odds with it.

Join me on this journey of telling abolitionist stories. Patrisse Cullors is a best-selling author and political activist, known for her work as a co-founder of Black Lives Matter.