p hardy is a lifelong learner and aspiring abolitionist organizer who deeply believes in a transformative community where people are able to thrive, participate according to their ability, and have their needs fully met. This op-ed was written on behalf of No New Washington Prisons (NNWP) in deep collaboration with many NNWP co-organizers. NNWP is a collective committed to prison and psychiatric abolition, collective power, community accountability, racial justice, and feminism.