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A brief history of the British police (Part 1 - Up to 1800)
Most histories of policing start with the 1829 establishment of London’s Met. This article explores British policing experiments in the quarter century before 1800.
Teach-Out Announcement! Breaking the Prison Door: Palestine, Prisons & Abolition
How can the abolitionist movement in the Global North learn from prisoner liberation movements in Palestine’s decades-long struggle for liberation and within this present moment?
The Abolitionist No. 18 (1984)
Read a full digital copy of this edition of Radical Alternative to Prison’s journal “The Abolitionist” (1984) No. 18
Abolitionist Futures Reading Group Returns
Abolitionist Futures reading group starting February 2024
As Abolitionists we must act in solidarity with Palestine
Abolitionists must actively show their solidarity with the Palestinian people, call for an immediate end to the Israeli military attacks, and urge the end of the occupation of Palestine as a key demand of the global abolitionist movement.
« Tout le monde déteste la police » : Resisting police violence from Nanterre to London
An event reflecting on the killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk by a police officer in Nanterre (France), its embeddedness in global systems of racialised police violence and the importance of trans-national anti-carceral solidarity. Registration required.
The Abolitionist No. 17 (1984)
Read a full digital copy of this edition of Radical Alternative to Prison’s journal “The Abolitionist” (1984) No. 17
Autumn Book Club 2023: Abolition Revolution
Join us for our autumn 2023 bookclub. We’ll be reading Abolition Revolution by Aviah Day and Shanice Octavia McBean. Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21.
The Abolitionist No. 16 (1984)
Read a full digital copy of this edition of Radical Alternative to Prison’s journal “The Abolitionist” (1984) No. 16
Abolition and harm to animals
G. Ryan explores how we as Abolitionists can address the harms and suffering experienced by animals
The Abolitionist No. 15 (1983)
Read a full digital copy of this edition of Radical Alternative to Prison’s journal “The Abolitionist” (1983) No. 15