Policing
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From borders to prisons: the politics of abolition
An abolitionist politics seeks to end the violence of the state in systems like prison and immigration detention, and build towards a world without them, write Ru Kaur and Ali Tamlit
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‘I am one of the Stansted 15. Here’s why charter flights must end’
Jo Ram explains why we should all stand up to defend migrants’ rights
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Prison is not the answer
A humane society shouldn’t be caging up vulnerable people. Jasmine Ahmed of CAPE (Community Action on Prison Expansion) argues for radical alternatives.
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Prison abolition isn’t impossible. It’s necessary.
It’s time to take prison abolitionism seriously, argues David Scott.
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The police are not here to protect you
The police spend little of their time making arrests, and most crimes are not solved, writes Alex Vitale – their real purpose is social control
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Assata, an Autobiography – review
Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant
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Behind a student kettle
Tabitha Troughton reports from the December 9 fees demonstration