Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law

Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms

Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law

240 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A crucial indictment of widely embraced "alternatives to incarceration" that exposes how many of these new approaches actually widen the net of punishment and surveillance "But what does it mean--really--to celebrate reforms that convert your home...

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