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Oct 21, 2020

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The Three Traps of Reform

ABOLITION FOR THE PEOPLE

Police Reform Works — For the Police

Decades of reform have built an agile, deadly force that pushes millions of people into the largest carceral system in the world

This article is part of Abolition for the People, a series brought to you by a partnership between Kaepernick Publishing…

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Naomi Murakawa

Naomi Murakawa

Princeton African American Studies; Abolitionist Papers series editor, Haymarket Books; Author of The First Civil Right

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