The free event was open to all students. The prison abolition movement seeks to reduce or eliminate the prison system. According to the New York Times, "abolition means not just the closing of prisons but the presence, instead, of vital systems of support that many communities lack." During the virtual stream, Mendieta recounted his time with Angela Davis, political activist, and how she shaped his views on prison abolition. Mendieta described what he called the âpolitical, psychic, social and symbolic economy of the prison-industrial complex.â Politically, Mendieta said prisons âÂ...