On The Eve of Abolition
We Will Not Let the State Define Our Past, Present, Or Future Ignite Abolition: Papel Machete & AgitArte Greetings! My days are like Neva’s. I am an abolitionist. We plan. We visit prisoners. We gather… Read More
Mumia’s Message For Abolitionist Law Center Fundraiser
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dear friends, forgive me if I don’t mention everybody’s name because, guess what? I’m 71 y’all [laughs]. I can’t remember everything. But I know Martha’s there, also Marcus, old friend, all of you, Jules, right?… Full Transcript
The Quest For Abolition
Mumia Abu-Jamal
How do we arrive at this place we call abolition? What are the roads to such a destination? We arrive from the almost-lost lessons of history, shaped by generations of ancestors who struggled their whole… Full Transcript
On Prison Abolition
Raymond White
Prison abolition is a brilliant way to convert strategy to utilize methods that permanently break down the ineffectiveness of prison production that’s rampant throughout all the U. S., but mostly prisons are vastly constructed in… Full Transcript
Becoming Abolitionist: A Lawyer’s Radical Vision
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/07/18/abolition-lawyers-radical-vision “The only way that we are going to get people to have a decent, equitable future is to completely re-envision this entire rubric that is suffocating and killing our people,” says lawyer Noelle Hanrahan. More… Read More
Abolition Is Possible
Peter “Pitt” Mukuria
This is comrade Pitt, um, this commentary titled “Abolition is Possible.” So Juneteenth is upon us: the day that the news finally reached the slaves in the Deep South long as the Union had won… Full Transcript
A Smarter Approach To Prison Abolition
Dontie Mitchell
A smarter approach to prison abolition. In my last commentary I reported on this new coalition of prison abolitionists called No New Jails NYC. They advocate a vision where incarceration is wiped from the American… Full Transcript
Prison Abolition vs. Reform
Dontie Mitchell
“Prison Abolition Versus Prison Reform.” I recently was asked if I support the abolition of prisons or am I an advocate just for prison reform. My response was pretty unorthodox for a prisoner serving an… Full Transcript
Abolition Of Repression
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Abolition of Repression.” Legates, friends, comrades, brothers, and sisters. Greetings! There can be no serious consideration of the subject of prison abolition in America without reflection on the work of black feminist scholar activist Dr.… Full Transcript
An Abolitionist Life
Mumia Abu-Jamal
What does it mean to call oneself an abolitionist? The word doesn’t mean today what it meant 150 years ago. Then, it meant an end to what some have called ‘America’s Original Sin’–Slavery. Today? Well,… Full Transcript
Mumia’s Shout Out to Abolitionist Law Center
Abolitionist Law Center Files Lawsuit Over Censorship
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Freedom of thought, speech and association carry life or death consequences. Let’s fight against censorship, for censorship is a tool used by government to suppress the voices of people who take the bold stand to… Full Transcript
New Abolitionist Interview
Historic Win in Pennsylvania!
Historic Win In Pennsylvania! 1100 Folks Inside Can Find a Way Home Greetings! Given the dire times we are in it is important to celebrate every victory. And today we have an amazing… Read More
Uhuru Row: The Afterlife
Uhuru Rowe: The Afterlife They agitated, and they won Greetings! “My freedom was won by the young comrades who refused to let the state permanently erase me and render me invisible.” Uhuru… Read More
Meet Christopher “Chachi” Hill
Who is Christopher Hill? Robbed of a Lifetime Greetings! Christopher “Chachi” Hill was born on July 22, 1985, the eldest son of Lisa and William Hill. He grew up in the Overbrook neighborhood… Read More
Salute To Black History Month
Salute to Black History Month A love letter to the Incarcerated Black Radical Tradition Greetings! Happy Black History Month, y’all! This month we celebrate what scholar Joy James calls the Incarcerated Black Radical Tradition. … Read More
The Gift of Fanon
Mumia Abu-Jamal
My friends, I want to welcome all of you from the W. E. B. Du Bois Abolitionist School, and I invite you to hear my words about the late, great revolutionary, Dr. Frantz Fanon, “The… Full Transcript
Fanon: Now More Than Ever
Fanon: Now More Than Ever Join me and register today with the DuBois Movement School! Greetings! We need Fanon for this moment. This moment of ICE aggression, repression, and growing forces of right-wing terror, Frantz… Read More
https://abolitionistlawcenter.org/2026/03/26/in-historic-ruling-pa-supreme-court-abolishes-mandatory-life-without-parole-for-felony-murder/ March 26, 2026, Pittsburgh – Today, in a landmark ruling in Commonwealth v. Derek Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found mandatory life without parole for felony murder an unconstitutional punishment. The justices ruled that because… Full Transcript