Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
Since the 1980s prison construction and incarceration rates in the U.S. have been rising exponentially, evoking huge public concern about their proliferation, their recent privatisation and their promise of enormous profits. But these prisons house hugely disproportionate numbers of people of colour, betraying the racism embedded in the system, while studies show that increasing prison sentences has had no effect on crime. Here, esteemed civil rights activist Angela Davis lays bare the situation and argues for a radical rethinking of our rehabilitation programmes.Angela Davis is a professor at UC Santa Cruz and the author of several works, including Abolition Democracy and Are Prisons Obsolete? She resides in the city of Santa Cruz, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781583225813 |
| ISBN 10 | 1583225811 |
| Title | Are Prisons Obsolete? |
| Author | Angela Davis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2003-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
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