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Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law
2 reviews
lexiereadsbooks's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Medical trauma
readingwithk's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This book is a horrifying look at the prison industrial complex to show how capitalism rules over reform and rehabilitation. It addresses every aspect of prison, whether it's physically behind bars or otherwise.
I really appreciated the emphasis on the importance of addressing trauma and how many mental illnesses arise because of prison.
I also learned a lot about the sex offender registry and Project Rose and other harmful "reforms" in regards to sex work.
I do wish that there was even more about other possibilities to these harmful reforms, I thought more of the book could have focused on that.
I really appreciated the emphasis on the importance of addressing trauma and how many mental illnesses arise because of prison.
I also learned a lot about the sex offender registry and Project Rose and other harmful "reforms" in regards to sex work.
I do wish that there was even more about other possibilities to these harmful reforms, I thought more of the book could have focused on that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Transphobia, Suicide, and Rape
Minor: Addiction
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