ACAB Means ALL Agents of the State, Regardless of Their Politics or Identity
It’s not just cops in riot gear that we have to fight to win abolition—it’s the whole damn system. Even when bad people are targeted by the state, it increases the state’s legitimacy. ACAB. You’ve likely seen the phrase on buildings
Prison Food, Abolitionist Geographies, and Food Sovereignty: Food as a Tool of Resistance
Eating in prison is deeply political. Carceral institutions weaponize and transform the role of food provision into a tool of control, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence. By Kanav Kathuria and Jamesha Caldwell Food conditions in prisons across the United States have drawn increased
The Execution of Brandon Bernard and How The Carceral State Courts Death
Brandon Bernard’s execution was premeditated murder by the carceral state, a killing machine that touches every part of our lives. It has to be eradicated. TW: Black death, executions, prison industrial complex, mentions of violence and police brutality On December 10, 2020,
Abolition Cannot Wait: Visions For Transformation and Radical World-Building
Abolition is the practice of building a radical vision for the end of imperialism, cis heteropatriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy—and it is very possible. By K. Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Rachel Kuo, and Mon Mohapatra Abolition means a world with zero
Surviving Rape as a Prison Abolitionist
People try to poke holes in the prison abolition movement by asking “what about rapists, do you want them just wandering around?” But they already are. TW/CW: mentions of sexual assault and details of r/pe. By Miriam Perez-Putnam It took me two years