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

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. 
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