An abolitionist framework makes us consider not only reducing mandatory minimums but eliminating them altogether. An abolitionist framework would call for us to decriminalize possession and sale of drugs.

It's interesting that he calls for decriminalization and not for legalisation. Very odd for someone who calls for not focusing on what's politically possible.

In other words, abolishing or severely reducing prisons would force us to come up with other ways to ensure safety, and the author can't imagine one worse than prisons.

The Sharia calls for cutting off hands of thieves instead of putting them in prison. Is the author clueless, doesn't know that and lack imagination or is he in favor of cutting of hands because it's less bad than putting people in prison?