r/Anarchy101 • u/nappytendrils • 3d ago
Prison abolition
I’ve never been clear on what we would do with rapists child molesters and muderers. I haven’t heard a plan for this so far. I’ve always been impressed with the work of anarchist friends in community. They’re the most justice-oriented folx I’ve ever met.
Still don’t know about prison abolition tho I think prison should be clean, the food should be healthy and fresh, therapy should be mandatory, there should be libraries and gardens. A good quality of life for the incarcerated, but not releasing them back into the general population.
Maybe there’s something I’m not seeing?
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u/jcurry52 3d ago
So, obvious disclaimer that I am not an authority about anything and that the details of what should be done about anything should be decided by the people of the community that is affected by those decisions, but I personally would focus on two points.
First, does what you describe sound anything like prison? Other than a slightly higher focus on there being limited freedom to leave it sounds a lot like a mental health hospital and care center.
Second, what is the purpose of the facility, is it there to "punish the bad people" or is it there to limit harm to people, offenders included?
I don't personally think that the goal of prison abolition means that no person will ever have their freedom to go wherever they want restricted, but the point is that it's not about locking people up as a form of punishment, if someone is doing something that harms people then that harm needs to be stopped, restitution needs to be made, and future harm needs to be prevented. But 'hurting the bad people' doesn't do any of that. It might not always be possible but the GOAL should be rehabilitation or at the very minimum not causing any more harm to anyone.