prison abolition
Coverage of prison abolition 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.
- Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar
Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate, 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 endorsed continued decarceration post-pandemic. The event included a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender, though the latter denied knowing El-Sayed’s background.
- Bill Maher calls Mamdani-backed socialist ‘patient zero’ of the ‘woke mind virus’
Bill Maher criticized Darializa Avila Chevalier, a socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, for her abolitionist views on prisons and deportation, anti-American rhetoric, and refusal to endorse incarceration for murderers. Chevalier won the Democratic primary for New York's 13th Congressional District against Rep. Adriano Espaillat.