Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex

by Julia Sudbury (Editor)

Global Lockdown is the first book to apply a transnational feminist framework to the study of criminalization and imprisonment. The distinguished contributors to this collection offer a variety of perspectives, from former prisoners to advocates to scholars from around the world. The book is a must-read for anyone concerned by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex within and beyond U.S. borders, as well as those interested in globalization and resistance.

Genres: Race, Nonfiction, Gender, Feminism, Politics, Gender Studies, Social Justice

352 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 2004

Reviews

[Kersplebedeb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like any anthology, not all the essays in this book are of equal value... BUT... that said, none of them are crap and many many of them are stellar. A must read for people involved in prison activism, and also i would say for those of us interested in changes to the global class-gender-nation structure.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've ever wanted to more thoroughly understand the Prison Industrial Complex and/or want to understand the importance of the prison abolitionist movement, this book is an excellent start.

[Johanna Markson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing and page turning collection of essays focused on the international prison industrial complex and it's effect on women around the world. Each chapter covers a different country or issue and exposes the reader to real women's issues within the prison systems around the world as states use mass incarceration for social control, and women get swept up in the system for so many reasons. America exported it's war on drugs and then terror and helped so many countries use prisons to deal with their surplus populations and women became the most vulnerable victims of this neoliberal import. Very much worth the read if you are interested in how the prison industrial complex harms indigenous female populations, marginalized female populations, immigrant populations and so many other women around the world.