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ALT Cover page: A black line drawing of a carton of cigarettes with flowers emerging from it. The front of the carton reads “Community Jail Support” where a logo would otherwise be.

ALT Page 1: Table of Contents Definitions Jail Support – what, why, and how? Starter Pack ◦ What to bring ◦ Assets and Ethos ◦ Safety tips ◦ Engagement Thinking Forward ◦ Diversity of Tactics ◦ Growing and Maintaining ◦ Risks Definitions Prison and Police Abolition: The ethos that punishment and the carceral system do not reduce harm or provide justice for victims and that systematic state violence should be replaced with non-punitive community resources. Carceral State: Institutions of confinement, punishment, surveillance held up by the state. Used to regulate and control the public through fear. Community Resilience: The ability for a community (city, neighborhood, association, etc) to respond to various hardships and improve collective conditions. Crime: An act punishable by law. Might or might not cause harm. Gatekeeping: Controlling or limiting access to a resource, sometimes based on level of need or other status. Gatekeepers are the individuals who have authority over that resource

ALT Page 1 alt text continued: Harm: An act that has a negative effect on another. Might or might not be a crime. Mutual Aid: A method of community organizing based on individuals voluntarily and directly meeting each others' needs. Decentralized networks spread across neighborhoods to address issues without intervention or regulation. Recognizes that reacting to systemic oppression on an issue-by-issue, institutional basis does not strengthen communities or change the conditions we live in.