Tilde Lowengrimm reviewed Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
Long story short: yes
In a rare and welcome exception to Betteridge's Law, Davis convincingly walks us through the main reasons that the modern institution of prisons is unacceptable by any reasonable moral standard, and does not actually fulfill any social function. Well, apart from allowing corporations to appropriate public resources and enslave people for their labor. Fuck prisons, ACAB, restorative justice now.
In a rare and welcome exception to Betteridge's Law, Davis convincingly walks us through the main reasons that the modern institution of prisons is unacceptable by any reasonable moral standard, and does not actually fulfill any social function. Well, apart from allowing corporations to appropriate public resources and enslave people for their labor. Fuck prisons, ACAB, restorative justice now.
