A curated list of books that discuss abolition and the prison system.
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Becoming Abolitionists by Derecka Purnell, Derecka Purnell
4 stars
Police can not be reformed. Derecka Purnell invites us to question why we think we need the police in the …
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Race After Technology by Ruha Benjamin
5 stars
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White …
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Abolition. Feminism. Now by Beth Richie, Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, and 1 other
4 stars
As a politic and a practice, abolition increasingly shapes our political moment—halting the construction of new jails and propelling movements …
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Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
5 stars
With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement …
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
4 stars
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles …
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, Karen Chilton, Michelle Alexander
5 stars
As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young …
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Digitize and Punish by Brian Jefferson
Tracing the rise of digital computing in policing and punishment and its harmful impact on criminalized communities of color
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Predict and Surveil by Sarah Brayne
5 stars
The scope of criminal justice surveillance, from the police to the prisons, has expanded rapidly in recent decades. At the …
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Digital Punishment by Sarah Esther Lageson
The proliferation of data-driven criminal justice operations creates millions of criminal records each year in the United States. Documenting everything …
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The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
4 stars
"How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative. Recent years have seen an explosion of …
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What about the rapists? by CrimethInc., The Escape Committee
Dysophia 3 in a new A6 chunky pocketbook version takes a look at “anarchist approaches to crime and justice”.
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They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us by Peter Gelderloos
4 stars
In the face of ecological crisis, police repression and white supremacy, there is an apparent lack of options for effective …
