Community Defense: Sarah T. Hamid on Abolishing Carceral Technologies
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A conversation about how to break cages.
Community Defense: Sarah T. Hamid on Abolishing Carceral Technologies After the rebellions sparked by George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police, abolitionist ideas and abolitionist demands are finding a wider circulation. Campaigns to defund the police are gathering momentum in several cities. More people than ever before are asking tough questions about what actually keeps communities safe, and how to reimagine the project of public safety. Given the large role that digital technology plays in modern policing, any attempt to dismantle the law enforcement apparatus must confront
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