Prison abolition
Videos
Prison abolition is a movement that seeks to abolish prisons as an institution. Unlike prison reform, prison abolition aims to establish a criminal justice system that avoids the use of detention enti
"Prison is torture" graffiti with the Anarchist Circle-A symbol in Catalonia
Pentonvilleiso 19
Angela Davis
Videos
Angela Yvonne Davis is an American Marxist feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, author and social theorist. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies and History of Con
Prison abolition
…as a response to the 1971 Attica Prison riot, which drew attention to the inhumane conditions common in prisons. High profile activists, most notably Angela Davis, brought the issue of prison abolition to some attention, though it has been largely restricted to left-wing, academic circles. Interest surged following…
Davis in 1974
Davis (center, without glasses) enters Royce Hall with Kendra Alexander at UCLA for her first lecture, October 1969
Protest against the Vietnam War, 1970
1971 poster by Rupert García urging freedom for political prisoners and depicting Angela Davis