Mass Incarceration and Prison Abolition

In a bold and innovative argument, a rising legal star shows readers how the mass incarceration of a disproportionate number of Black men amounts to a devastating system of racial control.

Amid rising public concern about the proliferation and privatization of prisons, and their promise of enormous profits, world-renowned author and activist Angela Y. Davis argues for the abolition of the prison system as the dominant way of responding to America's social ills.

Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public's perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment.

Presents more than seventy essays from twenty-seven states, written by incarcerated Americans chronicling their experience inside.

A pioneering history of incarceration in Western political thought.

A groundbreaking reassessment of the American prison system, challenging the widely accepted explanations for our exploding incarceration rates