A review by chrishudsonjr
Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration by Rachel Elise Barkow

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

An excellent overview of the perverse incentives that plague the U.S. criminal justice system. Barkow doesn’t pull any punches or focus on “low hanging fruit” issues, but expertly writes in a way accessible to audiences looking to become more familiar with mass incarceration. Barkow’s remedy of separating criminal justice from populism and placing more trust in experts should be challenging to both anti-elite conservatives and pro-democracy progressives.