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novella42's review against another edition
5.0
"What would it mean to imagine a system in which punishment is not allowed to become the source of corporate profit? How can we imagine a society in which race and class are not primary determinants of punishment? Or one in which punishment itself is no longer the central concern in the making of justice?
"An abolitionist approach that seeks to answer questions such as these would require us to imagine a constellation of alternative strategies and institutions, with the ultimate aim of removing the prison from the social and ideological landscapes of our society."
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Death, Deportation, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, and Murder
jessthanthree's review
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Slavery
Moderate: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Torture, and Classism
Minor: Murder, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Deportation
kirstenf's review
4.75
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Sexism
Moderate: Slavery and Sexual violence
oworthyfool's review
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Mental illness, Murder, and Medical content
tigerlark's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, and Slavery
justinareads's review
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Torture
thoughtsontomes's review
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Racism, Torture, and Slavery
sydneybedell's review
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Police brutality
wetdirtreads's review
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Minor: Colonisation, War, Homophobia, and Drug use
michaelion's review
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Xenophobia, and Murder
Minor: Deportation, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Rape