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Past Issues & Sample Articles of The Abolitionist Newspaper

An inside-outside publication for abolitionist struggle & strategy across prison walls

 

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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!

ABOLITIONIST ISSUE 20

We are proud to announce issue 20 of the Abolitionist Newspaper!  Throughout this issue, we highlight the variety of ways in which communities and organizations are refusing to be divided…

Militarism and the Prison Industrial Complex

On February 15, CR hosted our first Quarterly Donor Call of 2013.  During the call we explored the issue of militarism and the prison industrial complex and featured representatives from…

Lincoln Detox Center: The People’s Drug Program

Interview with Vicente “Panama” Alba, by Molly Porzig What was the Lincoln Detox Center? How did it start and why?  This article is a sneak peek from The Abolitionist No. 19: Mental…

Chowchilla Freedom Rally: Video + Photo Gallery

Chowchilla Freedom Rally from Critical Resistance on Vimeo. Critical Resistance Los Angeles and Oakland chapters joined together with our allies in CURB for a powerful day in Chowchilla to amplify…

ABOLITIONIST ISSUE 18

Theme: Surveillance Download in English / Descargar en Español “As we know, surveillance is an integral component of the prison industrial complex. Equally as important is our ability to confront…