cass_keeps_reading's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
courthompson's review against another edition
3.0
This really helped shaped some of my thinking and influenced my ability to articulate my thoughts and opinions on this topic
clarasreading's review against another edition
5.0
ter um viés antipunitivista e trabalhar com crimes violentos me deixa muito em conflito. no mais, angela davis é brilhante em suas colocações e eu aconselho todos a lerem pq é realmente um tapa na cara parar pra pensar nas prisões não como uma consequência, mas sim como a causa de problemas estruturais ‼️
annamora's review against another edition
5.0
Really eye opening, even for someone who considered themselves pretty knowledgeable about our prison system. Required reading for everyone.
vrkinase0411's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
pangnaolin's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
i can’t say i enjoyed this one because it was honestly a fucking pain in the ass to read— incredibly academic and sadly not super accessible— but it was fantastically informative and well thought out, and i’m really glad i stuck with it despite how difficult it was. i learned so much about prison & police abolition and was awed by the amount of knowledge davis had on the topic— clearly researching harder than i ever could! would definitely recommend it if you’re interested in the topic and can handle a dense, difficult book, but there are also lots of other options out there for a gateway into the topic!
pbeeandj's review against another edition
5.0
It's been nearly 20 years since this was published and we have still not implemented alternatives to a system that disappears humans for profit. When my Dad was born there were under 175k incarcerated Americans in the US. When my Mom was born, less than 300k. When I was born, less than 800k. Today? Around 2 million. Praying for a better future.
juliston's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I wanted to love this book, but I found it very challenging.
It was very academic and in audiobook format I struggled to keep my head around the facts and figures and dates.
The history of prisons was illuminating and the stark descriptions and critiques of current(ish) prison systems were very valuable, but I think to convince anyone (that wasn't already pro-abolition) that abolition was preferable to reform it needed more focus on the future and of abolitionist goals. All of that existing just in one short final chapter wasn't enough for me.
It was very academic and in audiobook format I struggled to keep my head around the facts and figures and dates.
The history of prisons was illuminating and the stark descriptions and critiques of current(ish) prison systems were very valuable, but I think to convince anyone (that wasn't already pro-abolition) that abolition was preferable to reform it needed more focus on the future and of abolitionist goals. All of that existing just in one short final chapter wasn't enough for me.