Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar
Abdul El-Sayed called for decarceration and abolishing prisons in an unearthed 2020 webinar, raising concerns about his Michigan Senate race bid.
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Blue City Crime Democratic senate candidate called for mass release of criminals during prison abolition webinar El-Sayed joined a murderer and sex offender at a University of Michigan event promoted with the #AbolishPrison hashtag By Robert Schmad Fox News Published July 3, 2026 8:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Abdul El-Sayed joins prison abolition webinar Michigan Democratic Senate Abdul El-Sayed joined a webinar in 2020 where he discussed his support for letting people out of prison. (Credit: YouTube/Carceral State Project - Sept.
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