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defund the police movement
Coverage of defund the police movement in the Nexus archive.
- Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat running for Michigan Senate, advocated for releasing prisoners during a 2020 webinar hosted by the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project. He argued incarceration reflects societal failures and supported continued decarceration efforts beyond the pandemic. The event included a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender, sparking controversy.