9 things that should be decriminalized tomorrow

This is Part Six in my new weekly series called ABOLITION where I unpack and explain how we deconstruct and abolish America's criminal, legal, and justice systems - piece by piece.

Homeless people living in tents under a bridge during a snowstorm in Austin, Texas

The United States is the most criminalized, incarcerated country in the history of the world. We have more laws than any country in the history of the world. We have more people arrested and incarcerated per year than any country in the history of the world. And at the roo…