Interrupting Criminalization
Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba.
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- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationHow did we get to the point where police body cams are deemed “best practice” when the # of civilians whom police have killed has only *increased each year* since the widespread adoption of the equipment? Tamar Sarai explains the body cam propaganda & who stands to benefit from “reform narratives”⤵️
- Part of criminalization is denying care to targeted groups of people, such as immigrants. Please check out our Beyond Do No Harm network for healthcare workers who want to help interrupt criminalization!
- Immigrants are not seeking care out of fear, unless they feel like they are dying. A slew of new policies that limit which immigrants qualify for health care benefits could have a severe impact on public health, @lauralew105.bsky.social reports.
- Prisons and jails are deathmaking institutions.
- Practicing or curious about transformative justice? There's still time to register for this FREE session Feb 12, 6:30-8PM ET. Unrecorded, w/ASL & live captioning. Attendees will receive Zoom link the day of the event. No prior experience required! Click here: form.jotform.com/260155795389...
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization#A2Council as folks at Michigan Medicine get some dire guidance from the institution on dealing with ICE... I'm reminding folks that @interruptcrim.bsky.social has compiled the Beyond Do No Harm toolkit, a number of tools and resources for keeping your patients and communities safe.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationOver 1,000 prosecutors are set to be elected in 2026—and our new review identifies the counties that are emerging as early hotspots. boltsmag.org/crimina...
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalizationhappening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
- TUES NIGHT! Historian & professor Jeanne Theoharis will discuss her latest book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South, w/our co-founder Mariame Kaba. This is in Manhattan & will also be livestreamed. You must register to attend either way; click here:
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationIn the wake of the horrific ICE killings in Minnesota, many prominent Democrats have called for ICE to wear body cameras. Yesterday, @equalityalec.bsky.social talked to @democracynow.org about how important it is that we don't get distracted by meaningless & counterproductive reforms.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationPaper details how police pushed for body cams so that they could protect themselves and control narrative while policing and surveilling more aggressively. Dems allied w cops to create narrative that this was somehow a corrective for state violence, now every time they kill they get more $$/power
- What we are seeing right now with leading Democrats is a defining moment of liberal propaganda. As you try to understand the situation, please read this article I wrote on Democrats, police, and body cameras. campuspress.yale.edu/yjll/volume-...
- Trump said starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to states with local governments resisting his administration’s immigration policies.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization"At Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, nurses publicly expressed outrage over what they saw as hospital cooperation with ICE and the flouting of patient rights. ... [N]umerous patients were brought to the hospital by ICE with serious injuries they sustained while being detained."
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationIn solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
- Register now for the Practicing New Worlds retreat with Andrea Ritchie & Nichola Torbett in Bangor, PA May 8 - 10!
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization"An embrace of policing and the kind of authoritarian politics behind them is an element of convergence between the center-left and the far right. They just both believe in handing money to the people with guns," says @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2059...
- We are in solidarity with everyone striking today. Our Block It! mini toolkit is a great source of other actions you can take to disrupt ICE:
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization"ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump." "More than 6x rise in ICE detention of children under Trump." "It's only a matter of time before we see a child die within Dilley or another facility." #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
- "I always think about prison industrialization complex abolition as a vision of a restructured society, basically in a world where we have everything that we need," says our co-founder Mariame Kaba in this interview.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationI thought about this a lot when we were all pushing to get kilmar abrego garcia released. I'm glad we got him back but literally NO ONE should be sent to CECOT. They should have ALL been brought back. Never accept an inch. Never accept their framing. Bring everyone back and abolish DHS.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalizationin trying to understand what makes ICE and CBP so dangerous right now, it is tempting to imagine some new lack of training or experience or professionalism—and not grapple with the truth that a white nationalist movement has put more power and force behind their existing mission
- See our Block It, Don't Build It toolkit—an invitation to join efforts already in motion in your community and across the country to disrupt the ICE kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
- Spots are filling up for this webinar; register today: form.jotform.com/260155795389...
- Practicing or curious about transformative justice (TJ)? Register here for Accountability Beyond Punishment Workbook, a virtual TJ session with organizer & TJ facilitator Camila Pelsinger Villalba. ASL & live captioning provided. Thurs, Feb 12, 2026 · 6:30–8 pm EST. form.jotform.com/260155795389...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThis isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years. These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationSome of the most generative grounded rigorous & inspired conversations I've had since Nov 2024 have been w/ people who've been reading #PracticingNewWorlds together - from @prisonculture.bsky.social's class to @davidkaib.bsky.social & @upendmovement.org's book clubs...1/3 bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization“Getting rid of qualified immunity won't get rid of police violence. The only way to do that is to stop funding, arming, empowering, & legitimizing them.”
- This week on social media, some people have been talking about qualified immunity. Scroll through to see why we don’t think it’s something our movement should demand. #AbolishICE #DefundPolice #AbolitionNow
- "With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment." #AbolishICE
- For @truthout.org I wrote an analysis of the mass deportation boom during 2025. Amid all the spectacle, the passage of the funding bill in July was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy and the Trump administration's aspiring fascism. truthout.org/articles/tru...
- Add "HIPAA violations" to the list of ICE atrocities. #AbolishICE
- This week on social media, some people have been talking about qualified immunity. Scroll through to see why we don’t think it’s something our movement should demand. #AbolishICE #DefundPolice #AbolitionNow
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThe 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article. Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationNational media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization"[TAC], aligned ideologically with right-wing think tanks like the Heritage Foundation ... began to exploit rare, high-profile murders committed by people with psychiatric diagnoses to sell their model involuntary outpatient commitment legislation to states. They rebranded the process as AOT."
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization"People often tell me I hold one of the best jobs an incarcerated person can have at New Jersey State Prison. But I don’t share that sentiment. While I’m sitting in the back of the classroom, red pen in hand, grading a stack of papers, I feel overworked and underpaid."
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThe exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
- Practicing or curious about transformative justice (TJ)? Register here for Accountability Beyond Punishment Workbook, a virtual TJ session with organizer & TJ facilitator Camila Pelsinger Villalba. ASL & live captioning provided. Thurs, Feb 12, 2026 · 6:30–8 pm EST. form.jotform.com/260155795389...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationI know I keep posting about this but every time I check, the list gets longer and longer and longer. Hundreds and hundreds of places, everything from huge local institutions to small spots that will definitely struggle. No exaggeration, it's the most astonishing act of solidarity I've ever seen.
- there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationEight minutes matters. A pulse matters. Denied medical care matters. Doctors don’t speak out like this for politics or optics. They speak out when a line is crossed, when an oath is violated, when someone who could have been helped is instead left to die. It’s utterly vile they have to do this.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationNew resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine. Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
- The US is hosting the World Cup this year, and the Olympics in 2028, though people of color are so obviously being targeted at the border (and elsewhere).
- BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThis guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
- THURSDAY IN DETROIT: join @dreanyc123.bsky.social & the brilliant folks at The Boggs Center to talk about Practicing New Worlds through decentralized, adaptive & iterative visionary organizing rooted in transformative justice & creating new possibilities in these terrifying times!
- DETROIT: The Practicing New Worlds Study Circle series at The Boggs Center kicks off on 1/22, with a book signing featuring our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 📖 📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit 🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationWas just telling an optometry friend about the beyond do no harm network that @interruptcrim.bsky.social runs. Good for healthcare workers to know about right now! www.interruptingcriminalization.com/beyond-do-no...
- DETROIT: The Practicing New Worlds Study Circle series at The Boggs Center kicks off on 1/22, with a book signing featuring our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 📖 📍 Boggs Center, 3061 Field St. in Detroit 🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 6-8pm
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationAlso @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationIf you're a health care worker looking for strategies and support around resisting criminalization in health care settings, or have questions or concerns, reach out to our free Health Care Strategy Consult: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/health-care-...
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalization10/ Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social on how healthcare workers can resist ICE and refuse to participate in criminalizing the people they care for, and the resources available from Beyond Do No Harm @interruptcrim www.patreon.com/posts/146448...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationOur friends at @visionchangewin.bsky.social are offering a free training on safety teams for protests & events on Wednesday and have a rapid response support intake here: visionchangewin.org/rapid-respon...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationAnd our Beyond Do No Harm health care providers are down to do a training on contending with chemical warfare and ICE in/around healthcare facilities if that would be helpful, just DM me
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- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationFolks I have much to say about many things but have just been organizing my face off instead. But popped on here to say: - Minneapolis call @interruptcrim.bsky.social help desks if you need - I just opened slots for this week & TJ Helpdesk & Abolition Journalism are here for you too.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalizationreminder to sign up now for the radical unlearning study group so you have time to get the book - deadline to apply is jan 20 and the group meets jan 29 and feb 5 on zoom! hosted by meeee with special guests tba!
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationWe have a Digital Security and Doxxing Prevention Checklist for anyone concerned about digital security and doxxing, whether you're a journalist concerned for yourself or a source, or you're someone organizing in your community to keep your neighbors safe. Also available in Spanish:
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationSocial media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationI can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationWe've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationFrom here: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationRemembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationVigil for Renee Good here in front of Wisconsin’s capitol building right now:
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThis is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationProtesters making as much noise as possible in front of the Hilton Canopy where ICE agents are staying in Minneapolis.
- Reposted by Interrupting Criminalizationthe best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationWe're at the scene of a protest in downtown Minneapolis outside the Canopy by Hilton hotel, where ICE agents are believed to be staying. Photographer Alex Kormann estimates at least 1,000 people are in attendance.
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationHappening now: “ICE out” protests from East Coast to West Coast in solidarity 🔥
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationCop “unions” are a repulsive stain on the American labor movement, and it’s truly an embarrassment that so few labor leaders are willing to admit that. www.teenvogue.com/story/what-t...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationAnd here's a resource that explains why it's critical to focus on FOPs in order to divest from policing: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationFor those who need a quick primer, here's an introduction to FOPs by @interruptcrim.bsky.social - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
- Reposted by Interrupting CriminalizationThey always close ranks. Cops do not protect you.
