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basicallyhades's review against another edition
5.0
Not the place to start with Davis in my opinion, but a really good insight into her views on the prison-industrial-complex in the context of the events of 2004/2005 and the war on terror.
jw2869's review against another edition
5.0
Returning to this text after reading it in college and it is much more meaningful to me now as I deepen my understanding of how hyper-globalized capitalism, the prison-industrial and military-industrial complex continue to shape American policy domestic and foreign. I wasn't thinking deeply about prison abolition then, but I am now and this book has provided some much needed grounding for my imaginings of what's possible and the unfinished work of true abolition. More than anything this book reminds me of the importance of a radical imagination that is not constrained by false narratives of what's possible.
8little_paws's review against another edition
4.0
This is a short book of 4 interviews and makes for a companion to Are Prisons Obsolete. I recommend reading that first.
lesbegays's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Some parts of this felt like coming to a class discussion without having done the assigned reading. I think I need to come back to it in the future when I have read more.
siwe's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I admire the work Angela does and how she answers and thinks about issues in an interdisciplinary way. I liked the way she guided Mendieta to reframe his questions and to think about them.
qualitypretzels's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed this! She has an awe-inspiring voice and writes in a very direct and interesting way.