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- Challenging the Prison-Industrial Complex: Activism, Arts, and Educational Alternatives
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
Boldly and eloquently contributing to the argument against the prison system in the United States, these provocative essays offer an ideological and practical framework for empowering prisoners instead of incarcerating them. Experts and activists who have worked within and against the prison system join forces here to call attention to the debilitating effects of a punishment-driven society and offer clear-eyed alternatives that emphasize working directly with prisoners and their communities.
Edited by Stephen John Hartnett, the volume offers rhetorical and political analyses of police culture, the so-called drug war, media coverage of crime stories, and the public-school-to-prison pipeline. The collection also includes case studies of successful prison arts and education programs in Michigan, California, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania that provide creative and intellectual resources typically denied to citizens living behind bars. Writings and artwork created by prisoners in such programs richly enhance the volume.
Contributors are Buzz Alexander, Rose Braz, Travis L. Dixon, Garrett Albert Duncan, Stephen John Hartnett, Julilly Kohler-Hausmann, Daniel Mark Larson, Erica R. Meiners, Janie Paul, Lori Pompa, Jonathan Shailor, Robin Sohnen, and Myesha Williams.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-xii
- PART I: Diagnosing the Crisis
- POEM: Another Day
- p. 105
- POEM: In Search of Salvation
- pp. 124-125
- PART II: Practical Solutions, Visionary Alternatives
- POEM: The Poet's Corner
- pp. 179-180
- POEM: Devil Talks
- pp. 201-202
- POEM: January 3, 2009
- p. 228
- POEM: Anger
- p. 252
- Contributors
- pp. 275-280
- Production Notes
- p. 292
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252090165
Related ISBN(s)
9780252035821, 9780252077708
MARC Record
OCLC
703209372
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011