Loved itit very much was one of the like inciting books that made me think about something I'd never really thought about before and completely changed my perspective on something
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Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003)
Others: Positive 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)
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- 9781583225813
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- 128 pages
Genres: nonfiction
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