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This is such a great #indiebookstore #queer #bipoc #abolition

Considering the current situation in DC, this book might be therapeutic right now. Especially for those of us who have children who are in this administration‘s cross-hairs. It sounds like it will have a lot of constructive and actionable information.

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#disabilityjustice

Other page from the previous picture. I find that these are important stats to share since I don‘t think k that most anybody knows how our prisons are funded. My new fear after reading this book is that the current state is that people will be so desperate they will commit crimes & be put in jail. Which since most prisons are private, someone is making money off of people being in jail.

Title: bankrolling the carceral state

Title: extent of the carceral control

Did you know that 1 in 58 people in the US are part of the carceral system (that involves prison- over 1.4 million, probation, on parole or in a local jail)? How is this statistic not being shouted from the rooftops? This book is comprised of short essays by activists, researchers, prisoners themselves about the prison system in the US. There are discussions about ways to decrease police use by forming stronger communities, providing adequate

#coverstories #prison
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I think everyone knows this a retelling of Huckelberry Finn, from the perspective of James/Jim who was a slave. Instantly engrossing and engaging. It‘s a hard story to handle but there‘s also much to appreciate. The intelligence, and nuance of James who was such a well depicted character, I felt like I knew him and I enjoyed his company very much. A must read for everyone

#james #percivaleverett #abolition

The subtitle of We Still Here covers the main topics within: pandemic, policing, protest, and possibility. This book was published in 2020 and is organized in interviews format. The chapters Justice for “All” and Whose Violence? were especially powerful.
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@Riveted_Reader_Melissa @julieclair