A review by taniadoes
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

informative medium-paced

5.0

Angela Davis hits many of the crucial points when thinking about the prison industrial complex and the abolition of it. She provided history and context that helped me understand just how far-reaching the prison system is. The last chapter on abolitionist alternatives did an amazing job of setting examples of how to abolish the prison industrial complex and reshaped my thinking of the relationship between people who commit crimes and the accountability for those crimes committed. The resources at the end of the book are also great jumping-off points for further reading in prison abolition and restorative justice, which this book inspired me to look into. Overall, this book consolidated important topics and contexts and helped me approach how I see the prison industrial complex affecting my life and community, and how I can begin to take action now that I better understand what the system does and affects more in-depth.