Abstract

Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition suggests the need to eliminate institutions, practices, and ideologies that limit freedom. But we need more than removal. We need world building and replacement. The zine is dedicated to freedom dreaming and articulating the approach of the Prison Agriculture Lab to PIC abolition. We begin from a premise of collaboration, creativity, and openness—an invitation to work together. As scholars and activists, our lab links innovative research, science translation, and storytelling to breach academic and prison walls. Such outwardly engaged work is rooted in four principles, which we offer to help us further collective abolitionist goals.