A World to Win with Grace Blakeley
Seizing the State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Sep 14, 2022
Prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore discusses the connection between the criminal justice system and capitalism, the role of prisons in tackling economic inequality, and the fusion of financial and state power. She also explores the relationship between pensions and our capitalist system, the imperialistic nature of the criminal justice system, and the similarities between the prison and military industrial complexes.
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- Abolition requires an examination of the structures that lead to vulnerability and criminalization, and a recognition that prisons cannot be abolished without dismantling capitalism.
- The complex relationship between state resources and private interests demonstrates the entanglement of public and private power within the criminal justice system.
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Understanding Abolition
Abolition is the concept of remaking the world by reducing organized abandonment and violence that results in mass incarceration and displacement. It aims to address issues such as inequality, climate migration, workplace rights, and housing insecurity. Abolition requires an examination of the structures that lead to vulnerability and criminalization, and a recognition that prisons cannot be abolished without dismantling capitalism.
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