In this episode, I share some background on what "abolition" means when talking about America's prison and policing system.
We Talk About…
- Prison abolition
- Mass incarceration
- Racial disparities
- The war on drugs
- The school to prison pipeline
- Privatization of prisons
- Recidivism
- The need for an intersectional approach
- Mental health in prisons
- Economic inequality
- Labor exploitation
- Shifting from punishment to rehabilitation
- Community investment to address the root causes of crime
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