Most often, attacks on libraries focus on books—various interest groups have tried to remove a wide range of books from library shelves. Sometimes, though, librarians who take the egalitarian mission of the library seriously have also become targets of their communities or of the state.

Read, print, and share Interrupting Criminalization’s new zine. Readers will learn about the history of police in libraries, tales of librarians who have been targeted by law enforcement and those that have resisted policing the stacks. With books, libraries, and library patrons under threat, explore histories of resistance to policing inside libraries and the calls to action going out today.

A report by the National Black Women’s Justice Institute and Interrupting Criminalization that examines diversion programs from the perspective of the people they impact the most — participants themselves — and offers recommendations for program evaluation and creation of community-based programs that genuinely divert people from the criminal punishment system toward sustainable well-being.

This update to Interrupting Criminalization’s 2019 publication What Is Driving Criminalization of Women and LGBTQ People? comes as we enter into a new phase of rising authoritarianism and fascism across the United States, which necessarily will be operationalized through intensified policing, criminalization, imprisonment, detention, and deportations.

A report summarizing the impacts of the global drug war on Black women, girls, and trans and gender nonconforming people, as well as the Black feminist visions, analysis, and needs articulated during the Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War convening hosted by Interrupting Criminalization, the Drug Policy Alliance, and In Our Names Network in June 2023.

Chart breaking down the difference between reformist reforms which continue or expand the reach of the drug war, and abolitionist steps that work to chip away and reduce its overall impact. Originally from the report, Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War.

A report sharing insights from a 3-year community story-telling project engaging Black girls, trans and GNC youth around their experiences of police presence in schools, including sexual harassment, assault, and violence.

A summary of lessons learned over the past two years of IC’s monthly, virtual peer learning space for organizations working to collectively intervene in and respond to crises without police — including issues explored, resources shared, questions to consider, and pitfalls to avoid.

A resource for media on covering Palestine and Israel. This guide attempts to unpack a few key places where IDF propaganda shows up in news reporting, offers tips for what (and what NOT) to do in coverage, and shares additional recommended resources.

Challenging, interrupting, and building a world beyond criminalization is the unifying thread of IC’s work — and of the infrastructure and resources we are creating to support organizers on the ground across the country. Learn more in this summary of IC’s first five years of work.

An annotated version of the indictment filed against #StopCopCity organizers, featuring critical information and context, questions for discussion, and more.

A resource for journalists covering the issue of sexual violence by law enforcement agents, including police, school “resource” officers, school “safety” officers, private security stationed in schools, probation, parole, and immigration authorities, and Customs and Border Patrol.

A resource summarizing key information from the Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War convening, which took place in June 2023, bringing together dozens of Black feminist leaders and allies from 6 countries to explore the possibilities for a shared Black feminist vision and plan of action toward a world that centers bodily autonomy and self-determination in all forms.

A report synopsis of a 3-year community story-telling project engaging youth in Columbia, S.C., New York City, and the Bay Area around their experiences of police presence in schools, including sexual harassment, assault, and violence by police stationed in and around schools.

An introduction to Police Fraternal Organizations, including what they are, why we should care, how they harm women and girls of color, and systemic responses we can use to combat them.

A resource explaining why it is important to focus on police fraternal organizations as we work to divest from policing and create safer communities, including FAQs and core strategies for challenging and shrinking the power, resources, and legitimacy of PFOs.

A resource for media and communicators covering the recent indictments of #StopCopCity organizers in Atlanta on how to avoid perpetuating copaganda.

Postcards created as companion materials to the report Shoplifting: Corporate Copaganda.

A resource on how claims of a “shoplifting surge” by corporations and the media is copaganda, Read about the rise of private security and why it is essential that we strip the power of corporations to criminalize.

Illustrated graphic notes from IC’s Building Coordinated Crisis Response monthly practice space, which kicked off in 2022. This virtual learning space is for groups working to collectively intervene in and respond to crises without police.