States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons [Paperback]

Joy James (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0312294506 | ISBN-13: 978-0312294502 | Edition: Rev Upd

The United States has the highest incarceration and execution rate in the industrialized world; 70 percent of the nearly two million incarcerated in prisons and immigration detention centers are people of color. States of Confinement uncovers the political, social, and economic biases in policing and punishment. The distinguished contributors— Angela Y. Davis, Manning Marable, Gary Marx, Robert Meeropol, Julie Su, and Judi Bari—discuss abuses of police powers in American society. They expose racial profiling and sentencing disparities that target African Americans and Latinos, the sexual exploitation of women, racist and homophobic violence, the policing of Asian Americans and Arabs, the conditions of HIV-positive prisoners, the use of the Grand Jury and police to undermine political activity, and environmental activism.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This challenge to conventional wisdom about the criminal justice system is needed.” —Booklist

“This book is an enormously useful treasury of information, joining powerful personal stories with bold, thoughtful analysis.” —Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States

About the Author

Joy James is Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Rev Upd edition (February 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312294506
• ISBN-13: 978-0312294502
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.6 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,136,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)