These broad demands outline the scope of abolitionist goals for the long-term. We can’t, however, waste this moment waiting for the big things. We must get people out now.
Free Them All: Reduce Criminalization
- Stop patrol policing
- No police enforcement of shelter in place
- End criminalization of survival
- Reduce policing. Policing never makes us safe; often hurts us, sometimes kills us, and right now spreads COVID-19.
Free Them All: Reduce Prosecution, Probation, and Court Monitoring
- Decline new cases
- Drop pending charges
- Suspend in-person check ins
- Remove curfews
- Suspend diversion courts
- Stop the flow of people into jails.
Free Them All: Release People from Prison
- Adequate Care
- Accelerated Release
- Commute Sentences
- Provide Safe Housing
- Free Transportation
- Every Single Person Released Helps Flatten the Curve
Free Them All: Release People from Jail
- Close Rikers Now
- Re-Budget to Support Housing and Public Health
- End Criminalization and Racist Divestment
- Shut Down Rikers, Divest From Jail Construction, Invest in Public Health
Free Them All: Release People from Detention
- Stop ICE enforcement
- Provide support and access to care
- Transparency on ICE’s follow up plan
- Close immigration courts
- Halt immigration dockets and check ins
