A History of Reformist Reforms: The Ongoing Struggle for Pretrial Freedom

Mon Mohaptara and Rachel Foran speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by Community Justice Exchange. https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org This session will focus on how the expansion of so-called alternatives to pretrial detention and incarceration has been a mechanism for strengthening the Prison Industrial Complex. We will use the history of “alternatives” in New York City from the 1940s onward as a jumping off point to discuss how to shape demands for abolition grounded in historical lessons. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks