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How do we think about creating a world free of policing and prisons, a world where the constant fear of state violence is a thing of the past?

For , adopting an abolition mindset shouldn’t just be relegated to the criminal justice system. Abolition means reimagining society as a whole, especially in how we think about our responsibilities to one another while balancing our individual rights. 

Dent co-directs the project at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is a feminist studies professor. She also co-authored the book (Haymarket Books, 2022) with Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie. Dent spoke with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about how society can reimagine justice systems to meet abolitionist ideals.

The conversation is part of a series of interviews for Kolhatkar’s new book, .