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The Future of Abolition: Marc Lamont Hill, Michelle Alexander and Vonya Quarles

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The Future of Abolition
“Prison Abolition” had been a widely discussed idea for centuries, and was adopted –even by centrists– in the 1970’s. During the last 40 years and a staggering boom in imprisonment  – prison abolition seemed like a fringe idea. “Get rid of prisons?!” Only radical activists thought that was possible. But in the last decade the tide has been turning. We’ve had the work of Michelle Alexander and her book the New Jim Crow. We’ve seen people released from prison become advocates and lawyers, and change the terms of the discussion…people like Vonya Quarles. Even news personalities like Marc Lamont Hill now argue that abolition is a real and tangible goal. In this episode of Making Contact, we hear from all three of these thinkers about the state of the prison movement, and the growing reality of abolition.

Image Credit: Photo by Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

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Featuring:

  • Michelle Alexander
  • Marc Lamont Hill
  • Vonya Quarles

Credits:

  • Host: Salima Hamirani
  • Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Monica Lopez
  • Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
  • Audience Engagement Director/Web Editor: Sabine Blaizin
  • Outreach and Distribution Assistant: Dylan Heuer

Music:

  • Universildo – Camina
  • This one – No Time for Looking Back
  • Josh Spacek – Young, Tough and Terrible
  • Blue Dot Sessions – Boston Landing  

Author: FoC Media

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