✊🤖 Welcome to episode 18 where we continue the conversation from last week’s about defining the police, by discussing Prison Abolition! Listen along as we tackle why prison abolition is a necessary goal for our future with returning guest Ría Thompson-Washingon, an all-around expert, activist, abolitionist, and co-chair of The United People of Color Caucus for the National Lawyers Guild. 

Mentioned on the Air

• Summer Thunder Part 1: The History of Policing in America

Related Petitions

• Defund Police, Fund Communities 
• Defund and Demilitarize the Police
• The BREATHE Act

This Week's Panel

• Melanie
• Athena
• Susan
• Ría Thompson-Washington

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Episode edited by Angel Barrera. If you need a show edited, you can find her on Twitter here!