Reading Group: Policing & Prisons

Join us for a reading group and discussion on policing and prisons. Although much of the discussion will be based upon the materials listed below, it is not necessary to have read/listened to all of them ahead of time in order to engage in part of the discussion. Everyone is welcome to engage in the reading class and we encourage individuals to bring their own unique viewpoints to the discussion.

Materials:

Readings:

• “It’s Time to Abolish the Multi-Million Dollar Death Penalty and Reinvest in Nevada,” S. Alex Spelman, NV Independent, July 2020 (article) (est. reading time: 7 minutes)

• “The Abolitionist Horizon: Building a World Without Police or Prisons,” DSA Emerge, June 2020 (article) (est. reading time: 9 minutes)

• “The Economic Origins of Mass Incarceration,” John Clegg and Adaner Usami, Catalyst Fall 2019 (article) (est. reading time: 52 minutes)

Media:

• Main: “How Prison Abolition Would Make Us All safer, ” Paul Butler, (01:34:53, video)

• Optional: “News Brief: The Growing Pushback to Copaganda,” Citations Needed, (00:34:05, podcast)