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A review by attackrat
Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration by Christine Montross
challenging
emotional
sad
4.25
“Every link in the chain is broken… broken beyond repair.”
Absolutely horrifying and very important look into the carceral system, from someone who is intimate with the psychology of imprisoned people. Highly recommend for anyone who is questioning the prison industrial complex.
One thing of note: it is from the perspective of a white woman. She is careful to include how race plays a part in mass incarceration and does not sugarcoat the racism of the system but I feel the perspective is important.
I also think that, due to her placement as a prison psychologist, she is hesitant to place any blame on those enforcing the system in this book. There is little to no mention of the brutality of prison workers and police, and this book fails in that aspect.
Absolutely horrifying and very important look into the carceral system, from someone who is intimate with the psychology of imprisoned people. Highly recommend for anyone who is questioning the prison industrial complex.
One thing of note: it is from the perspective of a white woman. She is careful to include how race plays a part in mass incarceration and does not sugarcoat the racism of the system but I feel the perspective is important.
I also think that, due to her placement as a prison psychologist, she is hesitant to place any blame on those enforcing the system in this book. There is little to no mention of the brutality of prison workers and police, and this book fails in that aspect.
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment