States of Incarceration

Rebellion, Reform, and America's Punishment System

States of Incarceration
Jarrod Shanahan, Zhandarka Kurti
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Hardback
h216 x 140mm - 240pg
12 Sep 2022 UK
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9781789146660
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Inspired by the George Floyd Rebellion, States of Incarceration examines the ongoing reconfiguration of mass incarceration as crucial for understanding how race, class and punishment shape America today. The rise of mass incarceration has coincided with a massive disinvestment in working-class communities, particularly communities of colour, and a commitment to criminalize poverty, addiction and interpersonal violence. As Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka Kurti argue, the present is a moment of transition and potential reform of incarceration and, by extension, the American justice system. States of Incarceration provides insights into the rise of mass incarceration and its recent history while focusing on the needs of campaigners struggling with the issues of police and prison abolition, as well as the challenges that lie ahead. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with these questions.
"Abolition is a brick. Will it be used to build the courthouses and carceral institutions of the future, or will it be thrown through their windows? States of Incarceration makes a powerful case for the latter, poring over the blueprints of our carceral present while imagining what might be born from its smoldering ashes. "--Geo Maher, author of ' A World Without Police' "Bold and brilliant, States of Incarceration is essential reading for those who labor to counter repression and movement capture. The authors offer fierce, fluid analyses of police/state violence and critique progressives' contradictions. The analyses of US history, contemporary uprisings, and current conflicts enlighten and strengthen the work of freedom communities. Share and debate this book. "--Joy James, author of ' In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, ' and editor of ' Imprisoned Intellectuals and The New Abolitionists. ' "Deeply researched and tightly argued, States of Incarceration offers a nuanced history of the US carceral state and the politics of its abolition, deftly demonstrating why the latter emerged as the political horizon of the 2020 George Floyd Rebellion. Breaking with those committed to burying the inspiration of this insurrectionary moment as well as those who have lost hope in abolitionism' s potential in the wake of the rebellion' s demise, this book makes a clear and convincing case for holding firm to abolitionism as a dynamic revolutionary politic. "--Toussaint Losier, co-author of ' Rethinking the American Prison Movement'
Jarrod Shanahan is assistant professor of criminal justice at Governors State University in University Park, IL. He is the author of Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage and an editor of the magazine Hard Crackers. Zhandarka Kurti is assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at Loyola University, Chicago, and an editor of the magazine Hard Crackers.
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ISBN-13: 9781789146660
Published: 12 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 240

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