>Let me point out that anarchists have been doing the lion's share of
>work on the prison abolition front, as well as doing solidarity work for
>prisoners.
Not sure what you mean by lion's share. In California, and as far as I know this is common across the country, it's grassroots groups like Mothers Reclaiming Our Children and Families to Amend California's Three Strikes that are quietly moving things:
http://www.realcostofprisons.org/materials/TTT_paper4.pdf
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