book
Are Prisons Obsolete?
2003 · Angela Y. Davis, Aurora Ballester
Overall score
6.3
#338 of 348 booksRankings
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Verdict
Too few to say
Range of opinion
15.510
About
>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. - publisher (allegedly)
Ranked by 1 person
- Sarah1.6
I agree with her- but her arguments are nothing new and she completely neglects to acknowledge the counter points.
- Sarah1.6
I agree with her- but her arguments are nothing new and she completely neglects to acknowledge the counter points.
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