His new book, co-authored with Rachel Herzing, a long-time organizer working to abolish the prison industrial complex, is entitled “How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment” . It offers an in-depth examination of abolitionist strategy and tactics, highlighting how grassroots organizations are working day-in and day-out to dismantle oppressive systems and create effective, just and humane alternatives to incarceration. Through in-depth interviews with abolitionist organizers from across Canada and the United States, the book highlights the grassroots work that is building communities of care, not cages. Examining community release initiatives, prisoner solidarity projects such as pen-pal groups, and prison ride-shares are some of the ways How to Abolish Prisons illustrates practical and meaningful ways to challenge imprisonment and build the people's power needed to achieve liberation.
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Dismantling to Build Decarceral Futures: Understanding Prison Abolition with Professor Justin Piché
Preventing interpersonal and state violence are pressing societal concerns. Professor Justin Piché is dedicated to examining these issues and advocating for alternatives to punishment as a response to, and as a form of, violence. His research, which focuses on the material and symbolic dimensions of criminalization and punishment, offers an in-depth analysis of punitive landscapes and their impact on individuals and communities.