8 to abolition: Abolitionist policy changes to demand from your city officials

The authors present policy changes aimed at abolition of police. The end goal of these reforms is not to create better, friendlier, or more community-oriented police or prisons. Instead, we hope to build toward a society without police or prisons, where communities are equipped to provide for their safety and wellbeing. 1. Defund the police. 2. Demilitarize communities. 3. Remove police from schools. 4. Free people from prisons and jails. 5. Repeal laws that criminalize survival. 6. Invest in community self-governance. 7. Provide safe, accessible housing for everyone. 8. Fully invest in care, not cops