Abolitionism is essential. The point of prisons is to punish victims. I recommend "31 thesis, a manifesto"

Abolitionism is essential. The point of prisons is to punish victims. I recommend "31 thesis, a manifesto"
“I think of prison abolition as a vision of a restructured society, basically a world where we have everything we need...food & shelter, education, health & beauty, clean water, & art.”
-Mariame Kaba, IC cofounder AKA @prisonculture.bsky.social
"The prison has become a black hole into which the detritus of contemporary capitalism is deposited." — Angela Y. Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003) · #davis #abolition
www.threads.com/share/BApAwp... “Minneapolis is right in the middle of an incredibly important budget process and there’s still time left to contact that mayor and city council to tell them to fund the things we care (and don’t) about. #minneapolis #minnesota #localpolitics #abolition”
Une exécution qui tourne mal le rappelle : la peine de mort est incompatible avec l'État de droit. La France, pionnière de l'abolition, doit porter cette cause partout dans sa diplomatie. #Abolition #DroitsHumains
My own wishes for what might be done with child rapists is thankfully tempered by the fact that we abolished capital punishment in Canada last century.
I was appalled at the speed of the Supreme Court reversal of the stay of execution.
#Abolition
#TIL William Whipple, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing because he believed one cannot truly fight for freedom while holding another person in bondage.
"The prison has become a black hole into which the detritus of contemporary capitalism is deposited." — Angela Y. Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003) · #davis #abolition
What’s your favorite way to justify oppression? #abortion #abolition
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/23/thinktank-reform-uk-abolition-state-pension. "A #thinktank linked to #ReformUK has called for the #abolition of the #state #pension & £75bn worth of sweeping #taxcuts in a 'radical'' #report likely to influence the party’s #platform for the next […]
Constanze Janda, Co-Chairwoman of the Pension Commission, described the recommendation to eliminate the option for a tax-free retirement pension after just 45 y... https://news.osna.fm/?p=65067 | #news #abolition #burden #commission #due
Stephan Pilsinger, the CSU Deputy Chairman of the Health Committee in the Bundestag, has made clear his opposition to any shift away from the current dual healt... https://news.osna.fm/?p=64827 | #news #abolition #csu #defender #dual
Abolition is more than advocacy. It’s more than fighting for policy changes and system upheavals. Abolition is connection, conviction, and living according to the unshakable belief that no one is disposable. (1/2)
#Abolition #Letters4Liberation #PenPal #PenPals #PrisonPenPals #prison