Building Community Not Prisons Coalition
Critical Resistance Central Appalachia (CRCAPP) is a part of the Building Community Not Prisons coalition (BCNP) to stop federal prison expansion in the region by stopping the proposal for a…
Demilitarize ATL to Palestine: Abolish GILEE
Critical Resistance (CR) is supporting campaign development with Atlanta-based movement partners to stop the expansion of policing by shutting down the GILEE program (Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange) through the…
Over the Wall: The Abolitionist Hour on Beyond Prisons Podcast
In 2023, Critical Resistance’s editorial collective for The Abolitionist Newspaper began an exciting collaboration with the Beyond Prisons Podcast to do a regular podcast show for each issue of The…
Oregon Prisoner Coalition
Out of our Portland chapter, CR is part of the Oregon Prisoner Coalition, a statewide coalition advocating for imprisoned people and organizing against imprisonment in Oregon. Currently CR is collaborating…
CRNYC Prisoner Mail Program
Critical Resistance New York City (CRNYC)‘s Prisoner Mail Program corresponds with thousands of prisoners across the East Coast. In addition to exchanging thoughts and discussion about prison industrial complex (PIC)…
Dignity Not Detention
As part of the Abolish ICE New York New Jersey Coalition, Critical Resistance New York City (CRNYC) is working on passing the Dignity Not Detention Act to end the imprisonment…
Close CA Prisons
Prison closure is on our horizon. As part of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)’s Prison Closure Workgroup, we are demanding the state start by closing 10 prisons in…
Defund OPD
Through the Defund OPD Coalition, CR Oakland’s anti-policing workgroup has been working to cut the Oakland Police Department’s budget by 50%, and to ensure those funds are reinvested in much…
Prisoner Mail – CRPDX
Each month we gather virtually as a mail crew and volunteer team to host an open letter writing night to connect with folks looking to get involved with CRPDX. We…
Care Not Cops
From 2017 through its victory in 2020, Critical Resistance Portland (CRPDX) anchored the Care Not Cops (CNC) campaign with a group of Portland residents that was working to end the…