Abolitionist Voices

Name: Abolitionist Voices
Brand: Bristol University Press

Bristol University Press

Abolitionist VoicesAuthor(s): Ruth Kinna, Jon Burnett, Harry Blagg, Joy James, Micheal Dellwing, Viviane-Salah Hannah, Johannes Feest, Chloe Taylor, Thalia Anthony, Nathan Stephens-Griffin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529224030, 978-1529224030\nSynopsis\nWhy have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment? And why have their ideas been so difficult to popularize or garner the political will for change? This book outlines several different approaches to penal abolitionism and showcases their calls for the ending of legal coercion, domination, and repression.\n\nThis exciting and innovative edited collection shows how abolitionist ideas have continued topicality and relevance in the present day and how they can collectively help with devising new ways of thinking about social problems, as well as suggesting alternatives to existing penal policies, practices and.