Resisting Torture: Refusing to Surrender
An article from Issue 40 of The Abolitionist Newspaper by Molly Porzig with Marie Levin and “Comrade Pops” about Critical Resistance’s work in the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity coalition supporting…
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Issue 39 Sneak Peek: An Inside-Outside Fishing Line Conversation between Indigenous Political Prisoners in Argentina
The following article is a column from CR’s cross-wall, bi-lingual newspaper The Abolitionist, Issue 39’s the Inside-Outside Fishing Line–this time featuring a conversation between Mapuche political prisoners on house arrest…
Sneak Peek into Issue 39 – Fulfilling the Promise of Reproductive Justice: Abolition & the Family Regulation System
The following article is an early release article from CR’s The Abolitionist Newspaper, Issue 39 on Reproductive Justice, printing in June 2023 issue. To support free subscriptions of the newspaper…
The Role of Unions in Reducing Imprisonment
A labor organizing & campaign resource created by Critical Resistance January 2023 for Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)’s CA Prison Closure campaign, to close at least 10 prisons…
Roadmap for Prison Closure: Close California Prisons now!
On January 12, 2023, Critical Resistance and Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released a roadmap for prison closure in California, outlining a decarceral just transition framework to close…
The Banned Books in Your State Prisons: Search Engine & Database by The Marshall Project
In December 2022, The Marshall Project released a useful online tool to search what books are banned in each state’s prison system. From The Marshall Project: Banned Books Database Book…
Beyond Criminal Courts
In 2022, Critical Resistance, Interrupting Criminalization and Community Justice Exchange created a new toolkit and online resource hub for resisting criminalization through courts and the court system. The “Beyond Criminal…
What is the Creative Interventions Toolkit? Beyond Prisons Episode featuring Mimi Kim & Rachel Herzing
Listen to this episode of Beyond Prisons podcast with Rachel Herzing and Mimi Kim discussing their work through Creative Interventions and the making of Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation &…
Problems with Community Control of Police & Proposals for Alternatives
Organizing resource by members, community advisors, and friends of Critical Resistance: Beth Ritchie, Dylan Rodriguez, Mariame Kaba, Rachel Herzing, Melissa Burch and Shana Agid. Problems_w_CRBs_and_Proposals_for_AlternativesDownload…
Harm Free Zone Project General Framework by New York Harm Free Zone Collective
This document outlines basic principles and practices used to imagine building community-based harm free zones in New York City. HFZ-NYDownload Learn more about Critical Resistance’s work in New York with…