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Voices for Prison Abolition
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford, Max Parthus, Laura Whitehorn
06 Sep 2017
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Activists seeking to abolish the US mass incarceration system, root and branch, rallied in 16 cities under the banner “Millions for Prisoners Human Rights.” Speakers included Laura Whitehorn, of the Northeast Political Prisoners Coalition, Tomika Shine, Baltimore representative of Releasing Aging People from Prison (RAPP), and spoken word artist Max Parthas, co-host of New Abolitionist Radio.

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