What Do We Know and What Should We Do about Abolishing Prisons?

by Joe Sim

This book challenges the myths and misrepresentations that justify the existence of prisons. It traces the history and failure of prison reform over two centuries, addresses a number of key, contemporary issues and argues for the abolition of prisons.

It explores:

The problem with liberal reformism. The myths around crime, the prison population and prison regimes. People in prison and the harms they experience. The relationship between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529684609
• ISBN13: 9781529684605
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd