The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (June 2023) |
This article may lend undue weight to prison abolitionism from an anarchist perspective at the expense of other forms of prison abolitionism. See talk page entry. (April 2024) |
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The prison abolition movement is a network of groups and activists that seek to reduce or eliminate prisons and the prison system, and replace them with systems of rehabilitation and education that do not focus on punishment and government institutionalization.[1] The prison abolitionist movement is distinct from conventional prison reform, which is intended to improve conditions inside prisons.[2]: 3
Supporters of prison abolitionism are a diverse group with differing ideas as to exactly how prisons should be abolished, and what, if anything, should replace them. Some supporters of decarceration and prison abolition also work to end solitary confinement, the death penalty, and the construction of new prisons through non-reformist reform.[3][4] Others support books-to-prisoner projects and defend prisoners' right to access information and library services. Some organizations, such as the Anarchist Black Cross, seek the total abolishment of the prison system without any intention to replace it with other government-controlled systems.
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