Prison Abolition

According to Critical Resistance, prison abolition “is a political vision with the goal of eliminating imprisonment, policing, and surveillance, and creating lasting alternatives to punishment and imprisonment.” One of the leaders in the prison abolition movement is Angela Davis, who authored a key abolitionist text, Are Prisons Obsolete?, in 2023. Other people who are integral to the movement include Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Mariame Kaba.