In building strong campaigns and projects to abolish the prison industrial complex, Critical Resistance organizers often pressure and mobilize mainstream media to cover the struggle. Often, Critical Resistance is also contacted by the Press to give statements and offer our expertise on different issues surfacing in the News concerning the prison industrial complex and abolition.
Check out how Critical Resistance has been making News in the articles and links below.
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Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)’s Brian Kaneda speaks with KPFA Radio about the CA Prison Closure Campaign’s September 2022 securing a court order to close California Correctional Center…
SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released a statement Tuesday responding to Governor Newsom’s recent revisions to the 2022-2023 state budget.CURB is calling for Newsom to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — California could be seeing a reduction in its number of prisons over the next three years as Governor Newsom’s May Revision outlined plans to close three…
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal suggests California could close three more prisons in the next three years. Citing reductions in the number of people in prison, Newsom’s new budget…
CR’s Abolishing Policing Resources are shared in this interview. Read Interview here…
The Meyer Memorial Trust has awarded nearly $1.3 million to 11 Black-led and Black-serving organizations, citing the urgent need to proclaim that Black lives matter. It was the inaugural round…
In the midst of nationwide uprisings against ongoing police murders of Black people, a new set of demands has been thrust into public consciousness: Defund and abolish the police, and invest in…
María Lugones, presente! A feminist philosopher who combined influential scholarship on gender, race and the legacy of colonialism with decades of work as a social activist in Latin America and…
On June 2, for the first time in 25 years, the Bureau of Prisons directed all federal jails and prisons to implement a full lockdown, confining nearly 160,000 people to…
An interview with anthropologist Christen A. Smith refers to Critical Resistance, provides insights into resisting police violence and creating safe societies for people of African descent. Read the Interview here…