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What is Prison abolition?

What is Prison abolition?

Abolition is a political vision with the goal of:

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Just a queer, brown, psychology undergraduate ranting about random things I come across. I organize my thoughts in little, informative chunks and try to cite my sources. #psychology #society #marxism #philosophy #leftist #LGBTQ #gay #trans #queer

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Why is it so hard to envision abolition being practical?

Why is it so hard to envision abolition being practical?

We've been so indoctrinated by a society that's been using prisons as an answer for every social and political problem, that we have very little practice with imagining solutions to systemic problems without prison sentences.

What about violent/dangerous criminals?

What about violent/dangerous criminals?

Violent crimes (such as rape, murder, pedophilia, etc) are caused by

What about reform instead of abolition?

What about reform instead of abolition?

Prison abolitionists argue that it is not enough to simply reform our current criminal justice system.

here's why

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