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Prison Abolitionist

http://prisonabolitionist.blogspot.com

Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex from a budding abolitionist under the influence of anarchy in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Added on: Oct 5th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Margaret J Plews
• Listed in: Law & Legal Anarchism
• Tags: arizona anarchism prison industrial complex angela davis marcia powell prison abolition

Recent Posts

• Weed and War: We Were Wrong.

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 10:49 in Marijuana, war on drugs, decriminalization, hightower, potheads, drug threat assessment; border wars

  Stepping out a little further on my limb of late, perhaps, but this seemed appropriate to post, since there's a petition to get medical marijuana on the AZ ballot for 2010. Here's the DOJ's Drug Threat Assessment on pot in Arizona, by the way - just ...

• Subversion and Solidarity

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 03:33 in anarchy, prison industrial complex, autonomism, student-prisoner solidarity, anti-prison, os cangaceiros

  "At the dawn of Industrialism, factories were modeled after prisons. In its twilight, prisons are now modeled after factories." -Os Cangaceiros ...

• Addiction: The Cost of Treatment Denial

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 02:41 in addiction, prevention, substance abuse, recidivism, substance abuse treatment

  Let's try to make sure that cuts within departments aren't made in essential areas which ultimately increase the cost paid by society...------------National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia UniversityPrison Treatment Cuts Could Fee...

• Winslow Private Prison Deal: Ruby Ridge llc.

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:47 in adc labor council, aspc winslow, ruby ridge llc, winslow private prison

  The AZ Fraternal Order of Police (ADC Labor Council) appears to be on top of the corrections news here, with some thoughtful questions about this disturbing development in Winslow...------------ Done DealDirector Melissa Wallace, FOP ADC Labor Counci...

• Arizona Corrections: "A Growth Industry".

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:28 in arizona department of corrections, hb 2010, corrections growth industry

  This is from the minutes for the Arizona Behavioral Health Planning Council (September 16, 2009). Why is the guy from AZ DOC referring to corrections as a "growth industry", and to mentally ill prisonersas if they were merchandise or a potential cons...

• Anti-War Vigil: Troop Escalation Imminent

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:01 in anti-war, obama, afghanistan, no war, tom englehardt

  From the End the War Coalition: stay tuned to the news...------ Please widely circulate this announcement!Emergency Community ResponseThe Day After President Obama Announces a Troop Escalation in Afghanistan!!!(except if the announcement is on a Sa...

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