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The Notion of the Care Experienced Criminal
The parts of the state that provide welfare and the parts of the state that provide punishment are deeply intertwined and interdependent. This is especially paramount for Care Experienced people, who are the children of the state.
As Abolitionists we must act in solidarity with Palestine
Abolitionists must actively show their solidarity with the Palestinian people, call for an immediate end to the Israeli military attacks, and urge the end of the occupation of Palestine as a key demand of the global abolitionist movement.
Abolition and harm to animals
G. Ryan explores how we as Abolitionists can address the harms and suffering experienced by animals
Building Abolition from Scotland’s history of resistance to the prison
John Moore provides a brief reflection on last month’s event: Activating the Archives: Prisons, Abolition and Histories of Resistance organised by Martha O’Carroll and Margaret Malloch from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.
The Nancy prison revolt and the French prison movement of 1971-1972
Fifty years ago prisoners in France’s Nancy prison protested - this is their story and how it related to the wider prisoners’ movement in France in the early 1970s
Remembering prison struggles from 50 years ago
This article recalls the uprisings that occurred in British prisons fifty years ago and the role played by PROP - the prisoners’ union.
Preventing Prevent: 10 Years On
Abolishing Prevent must be part of campaigning against surveillance and policing more generally, as one manifestation of the wider logics through which they operate.
Black Resistance to British Policing by Adam Elliott-Cooper
Black Resistance to British Policing is well written and jargon free. It is informed by activism and scholarship and makes an important contribution to ongoing anti-racist and abolitionist activity.
Policing by Consent
The state could maintain its power through direct military oppression but, with a strategically deployed police force and the cultivation of a consenting public, it doesn’t need to.
From defunding to privatisation: Considerations for abolitionists
Article by Rohan Rice drawing attention to the neo-liberal austerity measures already taken in relation to police funding that resulted in privatisation. Arguing that abolition of the police, rather than defunding, should be our demand
What’s wrong with Secure Schools?
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will provide the legal mechanism for charities – including Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) – to operate prisons for the first time in England and Wales.
The Brixton uprisings of 1981: 40 years on
On the 40th anniversary of the Brixton uprisings, Abolitionist Futures pays tribute to the struggles against racist policing that profoundly shape the reality of Britain today, and which have left their lasting mark on its history.
#RIPtheIPP Sentences
As we push to #KillTheBill we need to also bring an end to the terrible situation faced by prisoners still on IPP sentences. We need to #RIPtheIPP
The false promise of hate crime laws
Sarah Lamble writes about the false promise of hate crime, arguing that longer sentences and widening criminalisation does not increase safety for women
Practising Everyday Abolition
We cannot simply do away the police - we need to address the conditions in which people feel that police are the only or best option for responding to harm in their lives. We must build other means for preventing and addressing harm that will actually keep us safe.