Cages of Steel: The Politics of Imprisonment in America

by Ward Churchill, J.J. Vander Wall (Editor)

incl Leonard Peltier, other political prisoners

434 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

Ward Churchill (Keetowah Cherokee) has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues. He was a Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, from 1990 till 2007; a leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM); and has been a delegate to the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations. He is the author of numerous books, including A Little Matter of Genocide, Fantasies of the Master Race, and Struggle for the Land.

Reviews

[Heidileesinclair · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good intro cxn "prison-industrial complex" though there has been much written since - can find more updated texts I'm sure ...