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With Issue 39 in 2023 (see below), CR’s editorial collective began a collaboration with Beyond Prisons Podcast for a show on each issue of The Abolitionist. Give our podcast show “Over the Wall” a listen while reading through our past issues and sample early-release articles below!
The following feature was written in Spring 2026 for Issue 45 of The Abolitionist Newspaper by Shereen Yousuf, published in June 2026. Check out the project here & support the…
Issue 44 marks 20 years of publishing The Abolitionist Newspaper and features articles on cross-wall organizing. It includes a people’s report back on a movement convening Critical Resistance hosted in…
Issue 43 entitled “Seeds through Concrete” features articles on censorship, repression and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in June of 2025, the complete issue is now available for free…
Issue 42 features articles on anti-war organizing and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in December of 2024, the complete issue is now available for free download in both English…
Issue 41 features articles on ecological justice and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in June of 2024, the complete issue is now available for free download in both English…
Issue 40 features articles on control units and resistance. Printed in December of 2023, the complete issue is now available for free download in both English and Spanish. abby_issue_40_english_color (1)Download…
Issue 39 features articles and interviews on reproductive justice and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in June of 2023, the complete issue is now available for free download in…
Issue 38 features articles and interviews on labor struggles and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in December of 2022, the complete issue is now available for free download in…
Issue 37 features articles on housing justice and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Printed in June of 2022, the complete issue is now available for free download in both English…
Issue 36 “Pathways Toward Freedom” features articles on strategies for getting people out of cages. Printed in December of 2021, the complete issue is now available for free download in…