PIC Abolition Resources
a short + incomplete collection of essays/audio re: police and prison abolition
Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba
Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba
Because reform won’t happen.
Graphic: Reformist reforms vs. abolitionist steps in policing
Graphic: Reformist reforms vs. abolitionist steps in policing
How I Became a Police Abolitionist by Derecka Purnell
How I Became a Police Abolitionist by Derecka Purnell
When people dismiss abolitionists for not caring about victims or safety, they tend to forget that we are those victims, those survivors of violence.
The Abolition Movement by Josie Duffy Rice
The Abolition Movement by Josie Duffy Rice
What we talk about when we talk about addressing the savage roots of policing: justice and safety for everyone.
#8toAbolition by K Agbebiyi, Micah Herskind, and many more
#8toAbolition by K Agbebiyi, Micah Herskind, and many more
Blue Bloods: America’s Brotherhood of Police Officers by Eve L. Ewing
Blue Bloods: America’s Brotherhood of Police Officers by Eve L. Ewing
To understand the citadel of law enforcement, we must reckon with its unions—which resemble fraternities more than labor unions.
We Should Still Defund the Police by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
We Should Still Defund the Police by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
If We Abolish Police, What Happens to Rapists? by Cassandra Mensah
If We Abolish Police, What Happens to Rapists? by Cassandra Mensah
Without police, what do we do about the rapists and abusers? Here's the answer.
Audio: AirGo Ep 253 - The Abolition Suite Vol. 2: Mariame Kaba
Audio: AirGo Ep 253 - The Abolition Suite Vol. 2: Mariame Kaba
Why “Crime” Isn’t the Question and Police Aren’t the Answer by Alec Karakatsanis
Why “Crime” Isn’t the Question and Police Aren’t the Answer by Alec Karakatsanis
Moderates often suggest that “police reduce crime.” But the framing of this statement is much more flawed than it may appear.
The Defunding Debate by Jack Herrera
The Defunding Debate by Jack Herrera
Reforms Won’t Save Us, Abolishing the Police Will by Nnennaya Amuchie, Mon Mohapatra, and Leila Raven
Reforms Won’t Save Us, Abolishing the Police Will by Nnennaya Amuchie, Mon Mohapatra, and Leila Raven
In this op-ed, organizers from #8ToAbolition argue we can’t end police violence without ending the police.
How Defund and Disband Became the Demands by Amna A. Akbar
How Defund and Disband Became the Demands by Amna A. Akbar
Mariame Kaba: Everything Worthwhile Is Done With Other People by Eve L. Ewing
Mariame Kaba: Everything Worthwhile Is Done With Other People by Eve L. Ewing
The organizer and prison abolitionist on the political power of relationships and why knowledge is built through struggle.
Protests Are Galvanizing Demands to Take Cops Out of Schools by Sarah Jones
Protests Are Galvanizing Demands to Take Cops Out of Schools by Sarah Jones
Terror and Abolition by Atiya Husain
Terror and Abolition by Atiya Husain
Counterterrorism largely ensnares people of color.
Police Abolitionists Aren’t ‘Too Radical’ – They’ve Been Making Gains for Decades by Sarah Jaffe
Police Abolitionists Aren’t ‘Too Radical’ – They’ve Been Making Gains for Decades by Sarah Jaffe
Pundits have been taking it upon themselves to tell the Black Lives Matter movement that the demand to abolish the police is the wrong one. Sarah Jaffe argues abolitionism has been making gains for decades - and now it’s breaking through.
Audio: Intercepted, Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition with Chenjerai Kumanyika
Audio: Intercepted, Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition with Chenjerai Kumanyika
Guest host Chenjerai Kumanyika speaks with abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore in a special two-part episode.
The Struggle to Abolish the Police Is Not New by Garrett Felber
The Struggle to Abolish the Police Is Not New by Garrett Felber
What We Talk About When We Talk About Defunding the Police by Steven Hale
What We Talk About When We Talk About Defunding the Police by Steven Hale
The Police Have Shown Their True Colors by Amanda Terkel
The Police Have Shown Their True Colors by Amanda Terkel
How Much Do We Need The Police? by Leah Donnella
How Much Do We Need The Police? by Leah Donnella
Don’t Let Cops Join Our Protests by Derecka Purnell
Don’t Let Cops Join Our Protests by Derecka Purnell
Arresting the Carceral State by Mariame Kaba & Erica R. Meiners
Arresting the Carceral State by Mariame Kaba & Erica R. Meiners
Don’t Use Sexual Assault Survivors to Justify Police and Incarceration by Kylie Cheung
Don’t Use Sexual Assault Survivors to Justify Police and Incarceration by Kylie Cheung
Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests by Maya Dukmasova
Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests by Maya Dukmasova
The George Floyd Killing in Minneapolis Exposes the Failures of Police Reform by Alice Speri, Alleen Brown, Mara Hvistendahl
The George Floyd Killing in Minneapolis Exposes the Failures of Police Reform by Alice Speri, Alleen Brown, Mara Hvistendahl
To Win Justice in the Names of Ahmaud, Breonna, and George, We Must Defund the Police by Molly Talcott
To Win Justice in the Names of Ahmaud, Breonna, and George, We Must Defund the Police by Molly Talcott
No More Money for the Police by Philip V. McHarris and Thenjiwe McHarris
No More Money for the Police by Philip V. McHarris and Thenjiwe McHarris
The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. by Alex S Vitale
The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. by Alex S Vitale
Mass Incarceration Is Dead, Long Live the Carceral State by Naomi Murakawa
Mass Incarceration Is Dead, Long Live the Carceral State by Naomi Murakawa
Summer Heat By Mariame Kaba
Summer Heat By Mariame Kaba
Interrupting Criminalization: an initiative at the BCRW Social Justice Institute
Interrupting Criminalization: an initiative at the BCRW Social Justice Institute
Abolition for the People: Angela Y. Davis, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Robin D.G. Kelley, and numerous others
Abolition for the People: Angela Y. Davis, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Robin D.G. Kelley, and numerous others
Even More Resources: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment -- a collection by Micah Herskind
Even More Resources: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment -- a collection by Micah Herskind
Longer Reads: Transformative Justice and Prison Abolition Booklist
Longer Reads: Transformative Justice and Prison Abolition Booklist
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