Abolition Books

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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 216 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.51 — 29,823 ratings — published 2003
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.64 — 5,950 ratings — published 2021
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 114 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,257 ratings — published 2017
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Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,240 ratings — published 2021
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Abolition. Feminism. Now. Abolition. Feminism. Now. (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,398 ratings — published 2022
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.44 — 35,356 ratings — published 2015
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Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,233 ratings — published 2007
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Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,148 ratings — published 2020
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,130 ratings — published 2011
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,836 ratings — published 2010
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Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,665 ratings — published 2020
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Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,686 ratings — published 2005
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No More Police: A Case for Abolition No More Police: A Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.59 — 476 ratings — published
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Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.50 — 282 ratings — published
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The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.26 — 331,362 ratings — published 2014
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Carceral Capitalism Carceral Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,406 ratings — published 2018
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Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.47 — 217 ratings — published 2020
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Change Everything: Racial Capitalism and the Case for Abolition Change Everything: Racial Capitalism and the Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.38 — 21 ratings — published 2024
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.60 — 30,990 ratings — published 1987
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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.52 — 2,869 ratings — published 2023
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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,280 ratings — published 2016
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,624 ratings — published 1972
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We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,183 ratings — published 2020
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,728 ratings — published 1975
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
by (shelved 25 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,684 ratings — published 2020
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Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.39 — 150 ratings — published 2008
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Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.42 — 311 ratings — published 2012
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Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.58 — 630 ratings — published 2017
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Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,046 ratings — published 2019
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We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.52 — 6,393 ratings — published 2019
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"Prisons Make Us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration "Prisons Make Us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.16 — 935 ratings — published 2021
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.62 — 260,158 ratings — published 2014
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An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.15 — 903 ratings — published 2022
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Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,894 ratings — published 1970
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Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.78 — 157 ratings — published
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Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,433 ratings — published 2019
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As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.45 — 606 ratings — published 2018
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Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.15 — 278 ratings — published 2016
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,694 ratings — published 2017
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Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action) Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.25 — 826 ratings — published 2011
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The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.30 — 161 ratings — published 2014
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The Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology The Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,395 ratings — published 2006
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as abolition)
avg rating 3.92 — 242,061 ratings — published 1852
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Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9) Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.37 — 164 ratings — published 2023
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On Property: Policing, Prisons, and the Call for Abolition On Property: Policing, Prisons, and the Call for Abolition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.20 — 361 ratings — published 2021
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Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.45 — 4,912 ratings — published 2016
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Abolishing Carceral Society (Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Politics) Abolishing Carceral Society (Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Politics)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.30 — 40 ratings — published
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.13 — 134,414 ratings — published 1845
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Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as abolition)
avg rating 4.43 — 75 ratings — published 2014
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Frederick Douglass
“Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.”
Frederick Douglass

Timothy J. Keller
“Older forms of indentured servanthood and the bond-service of biblical times had often been harsh, but Christian abolitionists concluded that race-based, life-long chattel slavery, established through kidnapping, could not be squared with biblical teaching either in the Old Testament or the New.”
Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

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