{"product_id":"prison-by-any-other-name-the-harmful-consequences-of-popular-reforms-9781620973103","title":"Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA crucial indictment of widely embraced alternatives to incarceration that exposes how many of these new approaches actually widen the net of punishment and surveillance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut what does it mean--really--to celebrate reforms that convert your home into your prison? \u003cbr\u003e--Michelle Alexander, from the foreword\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 many of these so-called reforms actually widen the net, weaving in new strands of punishment and control, and bringing new populations, who would not otherwise have been subject to imprisonment, under physical control by the state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs mainstream public opinion has begun to turn against mass incarceration, political figures on both sides of the spectrum are pushing for reform. But--though they're promoted as steps to confront high rates of imprisonment--many of these measures are transforming our homes and communities into prisons instead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePrison by Any Other Name\u003c\/em\u003e, activist journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law reveal the way the kinder, gentler narrative of reform can obscure agendas of social control and challenge us to question the ways we replicate the status quo when pursuing change. A foreword by Michelle Alexander situates the book in the context of criminal justice reform conversations. Finally, the book offers a bolder vision for truly alternative justice practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620973103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaya Schenwar\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eTruthout\u003c\/em\u003e. She is co-author (with Victoria Law) of \u003cem\u003ePrison by Any Other Name\u003c\/em\u003e as well as 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Law\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance journalist and the co-author (with Maya Schenwar) of \u003cem\u003ePrison by Any Other Name\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827714277491,"sku":"9781620973103","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_05e00340-f325-49a3-bedc-2d6be335c684.jpg?v=1644575075","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/prison-by-any-other-name-the-harmful-consequences-of-popular-reforms-9781620973103","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}