‘Police don’t produce safety’: the Black feminist scholars fighting for abolition

Mariame Kaba and Andrea J Ritchie on their new book and their vision for a prison-free world: Let's take money from death and put it toward life'

When killings by US police make national headlines, a familiar call for reform often follows: Police need more training, more body cameras, more rules restricting lethal force.

But evidence has shown the widespread adoption of such reforms, after years of protest, has made no dent in the national death toll. US police continue to kill three people a day, with 2021 the deadliest year on record, making America a leader in law enforcement violence.