ep. 94: How to Abolish Prison Like a Feminist (1 of 2)
Recent calls to defund police and abolish prisons have raised the question: But what about rapists? In part one of two episodes exploring that question, prison abolitionist Maya Schenwar presents the case for looking outside the criminal justice system for safety and connects the dots between abolition and feminism.
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Edit: Thanks to some thoughtful feedback from listener Sean, we’ve gone in and updated some language. Early in the original recording, we referred to drug users struggling with addiction as “addicts.” We’ve replaced the language with “drug users.” We apologize, and we’re grateful to listeners like Sean for taking the time to educate us.
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