Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A)

Police have not always existed. We intend to make a better world without them. We are based in the Mid-South of the USA. (Chickasaw Land)

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@DecarcerateMem

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

" . . . the labor market isn't really a zero-sum contest, where immigrants and native workers battle over a fixed number of jobs in a kind of labor market Hunger Games, and the newcomers take the jobs of or undercut the people already here." https://t.co/v1ftpnaFkX

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". . . for people who are trying to articulate some false narrative and argument that racism is no longer a problem, you are lying. You are lying to yourselves, and you are lying to communities that are feeling the impacts of racism every single day . . ." https://t.co/U9GykzrQR0

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@DecarcerateMem

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

" . . . people with power want to stop spending our tax dollars on food for babies and children so they can spend it on war, and an unjust and unlawful one at that . . . We are, in fact, allowed to invest in ourselves and our futures" https://t.co/H9gn2vQ5rU

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"A decision made with no community input leads to mounting environmental concerns — and what grassroots groups are doing about it." https://t.co/iQtC3gWDvU

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@DecarcerateMem

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

@DecarcerateMem

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"Of the reported 662 immigration-related arrests made by ICE in Memphis between October 1 and December 8, 2025, 580 were made through traffic stops. This isn’t a targeting of violent criminals. It's law enforcement engaging in pretextual traffic stops..." https://t.co/KLT6Nh7Bwr

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@DecarcerateMem

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"Despite the numbers, establishment Democrats seem committed to hedging, to trying to find compromise and common ground with deeply unpopular positions . . . " https://t.co/qZJVN9XBKM

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"Until all of our city’s people have stable foundations to build upon, safety is an illusion and the freedom we enjoy in Memphis, and in this country, slips farther away." https://t.co/7vUUXt6lI9

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"It’s high time for a grown-up conversation which acknowledges that the drug laws are more harmful than the drugs themselves." https://t.co/uNyz2FU9tt

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

"Can safety in our society actually be provided without police, prisons or surveillance? Many people think this is not possible. However, spending time seriously studying abolitionism changes minds. I have experienced this first hand through my teach-ins." https://t.co/AenHUoCOWC

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"If serious crime and transparency are the goals of the Memphis Safe Task Force, give us the records. Then we can see if the numbers speak for themselves or if they tell a different story." https://t.co/4vKzRPJ2hY

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Tennessee law prohibits holding children in seclusion longer than two continuous hours but youth have been held in solitary confinement for weeks or months in Shelby County. https://t.co/8VIARbVKGq

[Mid-South for Abolition (MS4A) @MidS4A]

Incarceration is a prominent line item that strains marginalized families’ already-tight household budgets and is a substantial yet underappreciated mechanism through which mass incarceration has reshaped the texture of American poverty in recent decades. https://t.co/OZfL3lxduJ