![]() ![]() In Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Astra House), Purnell draws from her experiences as a lawyer, writer, and organizer who was initially skeptical about police abolition. From community policing initiatives to increasing diversity, none of it has stopped the police from killing about three people a day. For more than a century, activists in the United States have tried to reform the police. She is also a columnist at The Guardian, and her work and writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Boston Review, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, The Appeal, Truthout, on Slate and NPR, and in many other publications. from Harvard Law School and works to end police and prison violence by providing legal assistance, research, and training to community-based organizations through an abolitionist framework. ![]() ![]() Derecka Purnell is a human rights lawyer, writer, and organizer. ![]()
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