Abolition of Prison (eBook)

Jacques Lesage de La Haye (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
AK Press (Verlag)
978-1-84935-421-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The Abolition of Prison provides a reflection from a longtime prison abolitionist, psychoanalyst, and former prisoner on the history, theory, and practice of anti-prison activism in France and globally over the last fifty years. This book powerfully makes the case for the end of prisons, punishment, and guilt and, instead, suggests we work towards social change, care, collectivity. The book weaves together Lesage de La Haye's own experiencesin prison, as a psychiatrist, and as a social theoristwith the simple argument that, if we take the reasons for prison and punishment at their word, we must evaluate the system as a complete failure. So then why continue to support it and funnel money into it?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.7.2021
• Übersetzer: Scott Branson
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Angela Davis • Critical Resistance • defund the police • mariame kaba • New Jim Crow • Political prisoners • prison industrial complex • Prison Reform
• ISBN-10: 1-84935-421-9 / 1849354219
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84935-421-9 / 9781849354219