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

  • Joe Sim - Liverpool John Moore's University, UK


June 2025 | SAGE Publications Ltd

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 prisons, punishment and structural inequality.
  • The case for abolishing prisons.

Aimed at students, researchers, grassroots organisations, prisoners’ rights activists, policy makers and anyone interested in social justice, its conclusion is clear; there needs to be fundamental and meaningful change. Prisons, the criminal injustice system and structural inequalities need to be radically transformed and abolished if social justice is to be achieved.


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ISBN: 9781529684605
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