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bashsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
5.0
A really useful and informative introduction to prison abolition. Davis' writing style is dense, but understandable - in less than 200 pages, she managed to convey dozens of complex ideas clearly and concisely. She has thought deeply about how the prison industrial complex interacts with a wide variety of identities, which gives the book a revolutionary and intersectional tenor that made me forget several times that she wrote this in 2003. It is still very relevant and much worth reading today.
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Confinement, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Ableism, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Islamophobia, War, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Alcohol
bootsmom3's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma, Sexism, Medical content, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
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