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Past Issues & Sample Articles of The Abolitionist Newspaper

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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!

Issues

Issue 33: COVID-19
Issue: 33: COVID-19 (Fall 2020)
Issue Date: November 24, 2020

Issue 33 of The Abolitionist introduces our readers to a new structure for the paper combining changing features and regular columns. Issue 33 Features cover the COVID-19 pandemic. La Abolicionista 33 en…

Issue 32: Decolonization & Abolition
Issue: 32: Decolonization & Abolition (Summer 2020)
Issue Date: June 22, 2020

“Decolonization and Abolition” — Issue #32 of The Abolitionist is almost here! Help us send it free to over 6,000 imprisoned people across the country: Subscribe today or contact us for an organizational subscription!…

Issue 31: 20 Years of Abolitionist Strategy and Struggle
Issue: 31 - 20 Years of Abolitionist Struggle (Summer 2019)
Issue Date: May 15, 2019

Issue 31 in EnglishDownload Edicion 31 en Espanõl Descargar Dear Readers, Greetings readers! We hope that Issue #31 of The Abolitionist finds you in strong and irrepressible spirits. Last September…

Issue 30: Tearing Down the Walls from Both Sides
Issue: 30 - Tearing Down the Walls from Both Sides (Fall 2018)
Issue Date: November 1, 2018

Welcome to Issue #30 of The Abolitionist! In this latest issue, we explore the different methods that people use to challenge the prison industrial complex (PIC), from a variety of different positions…

Issue 29 of The Abolitionist Paper!
Issue: 29 - Breaking down the PIC (Summer 2018)
Issue Date: June 21, 2018

The latest issue of The Abolitionist paper is out! Subscribe today to get your copy, and support people in prisons, jails, and detention centers getting it for free. Issue 29…

Issue 28: Organizing Against Fascism
Issue: 28 - Organizing Against Fascism (Spring 2018)
Issue Date: February 28, 2018

With a theme of “Organizing Against Fascism,” Issue 28 packs a punch with writings by political prisoner Herman Bell and other imprisoned authors, transcriptions of recent talks by Ruthie Gilmore, Mariame Kaba,…

Issue 27: The Black Panther Party Ten Point Program
Issue: 27 - The Black Panther Party 10 Point Platform (Spring 2017)
Issue Date: January 18, 2017

Our latest issue of The Abolitionist Newspaper has finally arrived! Issue 27 is themed around the Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the…

Abolitionist Issue 26: Obstacles and Opportunities
Issue: 26 - Obstacles & Opportunities (Summer 2016)
Issue Date: June 15, 2016

Download The Abolitionist Issue 26 in English or Spanish The ground is shifting beneath us. The harm and violence of the prison industrial complex (PIC) – including policing, imprisonment, and…

ABOLITIONIST ISSUE 25: POLICING
Issue: 25 - Policing (Winter 2016)
Issue Date: January 18, 2016

Welcome to Issue 25 of The Abolitionist ! This issue we delve into “Policing and Abolition” with hard hitting pieces from powerful authors like Fred Moten, Robin D.G. Kelley, Rachel…

ABOLITIONIST ISSUE 24
Issue: 24 - Education (Spring 2015)
Issue Date: May 11, 2015

Download in English or Español “Prison abolition is an intentional and critical commitment to struggle, but it is also a battle of imagination, creativity, and love. It is about possibilities.…