American prisons: The caging of human rights
CR is mentioned in this interview on American Prisons: The Caging of Human Rights John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies at Rutgers University, Professor Dr. H. Bruce…
CR in the News
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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New Jail To Replace Hall Of Justice
SAN FRANCISCO—The potential opening of a new jail has been met with protest in San Francisco.Critical Resistance, the group spearheading the opposition of the new jail, has argued that the…
No more cops! No new jail!
From Poverty to Prison: A new report on poverty crimes is released while a new jail for us poor people is proposed Read Full Article Here…
Proposed SF jail would likely displace affordable housing residents in SOMA
A central concern for opponents of the jail is that the planners of the project did not seriously assess the high likelihood of displacing people in 14 Single Resident Occupancy…
Drug Use ‘Rampant’ in California Prisons
VACAVILLE, Calif. — California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it’s unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop…
Ella Baker’s Radical Democratic Vision
Ella Baker was one of the unsung leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. What can she teach us about movement-building today? “Those who romanticize the concept of leaderless movements often…
County supervisors vote to reconsider size of new Men’s Central Jail
Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to pull back a plan to rebuild the aging Men’s Central Jail and reassess the number of beds needed in a new facility. Sheriff’s…
Protesters Rally Against New San Francisco Jail
A new jail is in the works in San Francisco, but some people don’t think it’s really needed. Their argument is it is a waste of money. And they’re sharing…
The Economy of Incarceration: Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Co-Founder Ruth Gilmore speaks on The Economy of Incarceration on The Laura Flanders Show Video Description from The Laura Flanders Show: What do the conservative Koch Industries, the liberal Ford…
Opinion: Against Policing
CR Members Share Powerful Thoughts Against Policing What would a transformative response be to the trooper who sent 50,000 volts into Macadam Mason’s undefended chest? How does a prison abolitionist…