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DSA wants to abolish police and prisons. Its plan for violent offenders goes unstated

DSA wants to abolish police and prisons. Its plan for violent offenders goes unstated

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice A television anchor in Los Angeles asked a national leader of the Democratic Socialists of America a direct question this summer, and got no direct answer. Frances Gill, a member of DSA's National Political Committee, sat for an interview with NBC 4 Los Angeles anchor Conan Nolan.  Asked whether the group's goal was to defund police and to get rid of prisons and jails, Gill said yes, according to Fox News, which report...