This course will explore the social justice road to abolition through the writing of Jocelyn Simonson "who believes our current systems of policing, criminal law, and prisons are untenable; she shows how to shift power away from the elite actors at the front of the courtroom and toward the swelling collective in the back.” Radical Acts of Justice tells the stories of ordinary people joining collective acts of resistance. The American prison system has fallen predominantly on poor communities of color. The United States incarcerates more of its own than any other country in the world. Roughly 25% of the world’s total prison population is here in the United States, with over 2,500 inmates on death row, 2.3 million people behind bars, and 4.4 million people under some form of probation or parole supervision manifesting this country’s racialized mass incarceration, the prison industrial complex, and human rights catastrophe. Whether you're considering or have already embraced the role of an abolitionist, we invite you to join us this Fall 24 semester. We'll be reading and discussing the question of “Prison Abolition” through the text RADICAL ACTS OF JUSTICE: HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE DISMANTLING MASS INCARCERATION. This is a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions as we examine the outcomes of grassroots movements against the carceral state and celebrate the winning and victories stories of the communities. People active in transformative justice and prison abolition movements will join us for a few sessions. Lang College Civic Engagement and Social Justice, Prison Initiative Reading Group organized and initiated this course. This course will meet remotely on Mondays between 6:00 to 7:30 pm starting Monday, September 30th. Our last class is on Monday, November 11th. (Monday, October 14th- NO CLASS / INDIGENOUS DAY). Please note that we will have two additional three hours each of in-person tutorial sessions.