Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Podem abolir les presons? by Angela Y. Davis

26 reviews

jehansflowers's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

i dont really feel comfortable giving this book a star rating, but it was absolutely brilliant. its incredibly well written and very informative. she fits a lot of information into a small book with accessible writing. she makes a shit ton of brilliant points, with heaps of research, evidence, and experience, and both puts into words concepts that i could never accurately express, and shares multifaceted and very intelligent points that i never would have thought of myself. all in all, highly recommend for people who have been involved with abolition for decades, baby leftists, or for anyone you're trying to radicalize

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Addiction

laurenleigh's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.5

This was a very quick and important read. While I felt already pro prison abolition, this helped me explain why. Similar to defund police movements, there is so much pain, suffering, and violence that could be avoided if we funded things like welfare, education, and healthcare. Pouring money into police and prison systems is the wrong end of the equation, and we should be focusing our efforts and our dollars on preventing crimes in the first place. If people had decent housing, stable jobs, food to eat, reliable healthcare, and educational opportunities, think about how much better, safer, and happier our country would be. Also, decriminalize weed and psychedelics while we’re at it. I know to some, imagining the US without prisons seems impossible. But just a few hundred years ago, most Americans couldn’t imagine their world without slavery. It’s absolutely possible if we shifted our spending and our focus. Davis briefly touches on some history of our prison industrial complex, which was pretty fascinating, and I want to read more about that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Slavery

daydreamermoonwalker's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Very informative, it really made me rethink the way our entire justice system is set up. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about prison abolition, or just the US prison system in general. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Islamophobia, and Murder

georgiarybanks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Racism

secanno's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Police brutality, and Slavery

acopp97's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Addiction