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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery — except as punishment for a crime. That exception was not an oversight. It was a door left open.

In this year's Juneteenth editorial, we walk through what came next: slave patrols that became modern policing, cash bail that turns freedom into a price tag, and prison labor that keeps Black people working for almost nothing.

The systems have new names, but the intention hasn't changed. Abolition requires us to see it, acknowledge it, and to act.  

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We invite you to join DPN as we continue to fight toward abolition and build a future where communities thrive by investing in care and divesting from policing and incarceration. Every campaign we run, every healing clinic we host, every bail effort, every impacted family we stand beside depends on people like you.  

In our 2025 Impact Report, you can see exactly how your support shows up in the work. Your tax-deductible gift keeps our organizers in the community, our programs running, and our movement growing today and for years to come.

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In solidarity,

✊🏾 Happy Juneteenth from DPN

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