{"product_id":"prison-by-any-other-name-the-harmful-consequences-of-popular-reforms-9781620976975","title":"Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced \"alternatives to incarceration\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But what does it mean--really--to celebrate reforms that convert your home into your prison?\" --Michelle Alexander, from the foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But in a searing, \"cogent critique\" (\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e), Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law reveal that many of these so-called reforms actually weave in new strands of punishment and control, bringing new populations who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment under physical control by the state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether readers are seasoned abolitionists or are newly interested in sensible alternatives to retrograde policing and criminal justice policies and approaches, this highly praised book offers \"a wealth of critical insights\" that will help readers \"tread carefully through the dizzying terrain of a world turned upside down\" and \"make sense of what should take the place of mass incarceration\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Michelle Alexander, \u003cem\u003ePrison by Any Other Name\u003c\/em\u003e exposes how a kinder narrative of reform is effectively obscuring an agenda of social control, challenging us to question the ways we replicate the status quo when pursuing change, and offering a bolder vision for truly alternative justice practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaya Schenwar\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eTruthout\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eLocked Down, Locked Out\u003c\/em\u003e and the co-editor of the anthology \u003cem\u003eWho Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?\u003c\/em\u003e She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Law\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance journalist as well as the author of \u003cem\u003eResistance Behind Bars\u003c\/em\u003e and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eDon't Leave Your Friends Behind\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a co-founder of NYC Books Through Bars and lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625858044178,"sku":"9781620976975","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8b6b10b-1561-42b0-8fa4-8c30e9926cfd.jpg?v=1744221052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prison-by-any-other-name-the-harmful-consequences-of-popular-reforms-9781620976975","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}