![]() ![]() ![]() Whether readers are seasoned abolitionists or are newly interested in sensible alternatives to retrograde policing and criminal justice policies and approaches, this highly praised book offers "a wealth of critical insights" that will help readers "tread carefully through the dizzying terrain of a world turned upside down" and "make sense of what should take the place of mass incarceration" ( The Brooklyn Rail). But in a searing, "cogent critique" ( Library Journal), Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law reveal that many of these so-called reforms actually weave in new strands of punishment and control, bringing new populations who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment under physical control by the state. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost effective substitutes for jails and prisons. ![]() "But what does it mean-really-to celebrate reforms that convert your home into your prison?" -Michelle Alexander, from the forewordĮlectronic monitoring. With a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced "alternatives to incarceration" ![]()
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