Well Of Course I Get

That's True But I Think The Contemporary Problem That We Are Facing Increasing Numbers Of Black People And Other People Of Color Being Thrown Into A Status That Involves Work In Alternative Economies And Increasing Numbers Of People Who Are Incarcerated.

I Don't Know Whether The Movement Crashed As A Result Of The Overwhelming Character Of The Institutions We Set Out To Change. I Think Repression Had A Lot To Do With The Dismantling Of The Movement And Also The Winning Of Certain Victories Had Something To Do With The Inability Of The Movement To Take Those Victories As The Launching Point For New Goals And Developing New Strategies.

You Can't Criticize People For Wanting To Have A Decent Life Or Wanting To Live Decently.

I'm Suggesting That We Abolish The Social Function Of Prisons.

One Of The Reasons That So Many People Of Color And Poor People Are In Prison Is That The Deindustrialization Of The Economy Has Led To The Creation Of New Economies And The Expansion Of Some Old Ones – I Have Already Mentioned The Drug Trade And The Market For Sexual Services. At The Same Time, Though, There Are Any Number Of Communities That More Than Welcome Prisons As A Source Of Employment. Communities Even Compete With One Another To Be The Site Where New Prisons Will Be Constructed Because Prisons Create A Significant Number Of Relatively Good Jobs For Their Residents