As Critical Resistance develops strong and vibrant grassroots projects and campaigns for abolition, check out updates from our work in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland and across the US.
Marcellus Williams, a Black client of the Innocence Project, is scheduled for execution Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Critical Resistance is joining the Innocence Project is calling upon all anti-prison advocates… In a time when our social safety net is facing BILLIONS in cuts, why does CDCR’s budget remain virtually untouchable? Governor Newsom’s budget creates a recipe for a cycle of… The New York City chapter of Critical Resistance (CRNYC) has been working hard to make abolitionist gains against the prison industrial complex at the local and state level.
NYC Mayor… Beloved comrade & imprisoned columnist of Critical Resistance’s cross-wall newspaper The Abolitionist, Stevie Wilson (along with other prisoners) has been getting harassed by a racist & homophobic guard (CO Harrison)… Dear Bay Area Friends of Critical Resistance (CR),
This past fall has remained busy for CR’s Oakland chapter. We’ve been fighting for liberation locally across CA through prison closure, across… Dear Los Angeles comrades,
Throughout 2023, Critical Resistance Los Angeles (CRLA) has been hard at work strengthening CR’s work in southern California. All year, CRLA has been knee-deep in the… Critical Resistance (CR) is looking for volunteers to support with data entry to help us audit and update our list of ~10,000 imprisoned comrades!
Volunteers who sign up will conduct… For years, Washington prisoners have used Cultural Awareness Groups (CAGs) (CAGs) as spaces for collective growth, liberation, healing practices, and inside-out organizing with local partners like Liberation Media NW and… Stephen Wilson, prolific writer and abolitionist educator locked up in Pennsylvania— who is a dear comrade of Critical Resistance and a columnist of our newspaper, The Abolitionist— has been getting… California must urgently adopt a concrete Prison Closure Roadmap.
The Close California Prisons campaign, anchored by Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), presents this roadmap to outline a concrete…
Stop Missouri’s Execution of Marcellus Williams: TAKE ACTION September 23!
Calling all Californians: Review CA’s Corrections Budget & Demand Newsom Closes more Prisons Now!
Mobilize & Connect with CR in New York!
Phone Zap: Support Stevie Wilson, Imprisoned at SCI Dallas in Pennsylvania!
Take Action with CR Oakland this week & beyond!
Support CRLA end 2023 strong!
Call for Volunteers: Support CR’s Prisoner Solidarity Efforts!
Prisoners Resisting Repression of Cultural Awareness Groups in Washington
URGENT: Take Action TODAY to support Stevie Wilson, Columnist of CR’s The Abolitionist
#CloseCAPrisons Roadmap for Prison closure + Community Investment: Take action for prison closure!