prison abolition

On the Hierarch Delusion, Abolition, and the Future

Sean Swain!

from June 11th

June 11, 2022 statement from Sean Swain

Fewer and fewer people seem to be suffering from the hierarch delusion these days. I say “delusion” because hierarchy is a diagnosable mental illness. The delusion of hierarchy is dependent upon a number of irrational and illogical premises– all provably and observably false.

Contribution from Toby Shone...

Write an anarchist prisoner today!

From Dark Nights

... for a postponed prison abolition event hosted by Bristol Anti-Repression Campaign

This statement from Toby Shone on prison abolition was recorded and transcribed from HM Prison Parc in Bridgend, Wales, UK. It was his contribution to a prison abolition event due to be hosted by Bristol Anti-Repression Campaign on 8 May 2022 but which was postponed until a later date yet to be decided.

Postcript to “Critical Perspectives on Uruguayan Prisons”

free em all

from anarquistas anticarcelarixs, English translation by Act for freedom now!

We want to take this opportunity to correct a mistake we made at the time of producing the text and that we cannot let pass by, firstly to not fall into the trap of authoritarian language that is crystallized in the imaginary of everyday life, and secondly, in pursuit of intellectual honesty. With this postscript, we also wish to offer a first approach to a critical position on the concept of rehabilitation.

Texas Prisoners Organize Strike and Boycott for Juneteenth 2022

via It's Going Down

Call from Texas prisoners for actions leading up to Juneteenth.

An organization of revolutionary Texas prisoners called T.E.A.M.O.N.E., alongside another prisoners’ org titled the TX Liberation Collective, is calling for a “campaign to boycott, rally, and strike on the days approaching [Juneteenth] and on that day.” [...] The communique is being spread publicly as an invitation to outside groups like Incarcerated Workers’ Organizing Committee, Anarchist Black Cross groups, Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement chapters, and other prisoner support crews and anti-prison groups to help spread the word to prison populations in their own states as well.

Ben Turk on Updates and a Future for Prison Abolition

From The Final Straw

This week we got the chance to sit down and catch up with Ben Turk, who is an anarchist and prison abolitionist living in Milwaukee WI, about some recent efforts that he has been involved in and some ways that listeners can plug in and do solidarity work from afar.

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