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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,933 ratings — published 2010
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.50 — 32,304 ratings — published 2003
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,157 ratings — published 2011
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Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,800 ratings — published 2005
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.23 — 38,763 ratings — published 1975
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,922 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.62 — 274,044 ratings — published 2014
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Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,318 ratings — published 2007
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.60 — 33,749 ratings — published 1987
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Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,020 ratings — published 1970
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Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.37 — 150 ratings — published 2008
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Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.37 — 83 ratings — published 2004
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.62 — 6,223 ratings — published 2021
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Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,209 ratings — published 2020
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Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action) Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action)
by (shelved 6 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.24 — 840 ratings — published 2011
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Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.41 — 314 ratings — published 2012
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.38 — 7,271 ratings — published 2008
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,741 ratings — published 2017
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Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,256 ratings — published 2016
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Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,193 ratings — published 2011
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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.14 — 400 ratings — published 1999
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Instead Of Prisons Instead Of Prisons (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.44 — 39 ratings — published 2005
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American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,253 ratings — published 2018
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.34 — 6,931 ratings — published 2016
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An Autobiography An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.45 — 11,374 ratings — published 1974
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Live from Death Row: A Radio Reporter's Impassioned Writings on Injustice, Racism, and Prison Brutalities Live from Death Row: A Radio Reporter's Impassioned Writings on Injustice, Racism, and Prison Brutalities (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,603 ratings — published 1995
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The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues (City Lights Open Media) The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues (City Lights Open Media)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.45 — 848 ratings — published 2009
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Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.44 — 212 ratings — published 2009
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The Prison-Industrial-Complex The Prison-Industrial-Complex (Audio CD)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.63 — 149 ratings — published 2000
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Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.34 — 422 ratings — published 2003
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Chain-Gang All-Stars Chain-Gang All-Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.10 — 107,989 ratings — published 2023
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Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,387 ratings — published 2021
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Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.44 — 240 ratings — published 2020
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Abolition. Feminism. Now. Abolition. Feminism. Now. (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,715 ratings — published 2022
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Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,522 ratings — published 2019
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The Panopticon Writings (Radical Thinkers) The Panopticon Writings (Radical Thinkers)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 3.46 — 367 ratings — published 1791
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An American Marriage An American Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 3.93 — 404,617 ratings — published 2018
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Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory (Studies in Crime and Justice) Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory (Studies in Crime and Justice)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.02 — 110 ratings — published 1990
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Prison Writings Prison Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,308 ratings — published 1999
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The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.27 — 166 ratings — published 2014
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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,643 ratings — published 2017
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The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 3.94 — 598 ratings — published 1979
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Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 3.97 — 35 ratings — published 2005
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Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.43 — 77 ratings — published 2014
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Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.36 — 805 ratings — published 2011
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 3.72 — 208,289 ratings — published 2010
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Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.21 — 103 ratings — published 2012
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Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.06 — 109 ratings — published 2002
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Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.09 — 191 ratings — published 2000
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Compelled to Crime Compelled to Crime (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as prison-industrial-complex)
avg rating 4.28 — 58 ratings — published 1995
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Jackie Wang
“In other words, their [police] survival and expansion becomes bound up with their capacity to use the police power and the court system to loot residents.”
― Jackie Wang, Carceral Capitalism

Jackie Wang
“The financialization of municipalities, the loss of key tax revenue streams, deindustrialization, and capital flight are the causes of the fiscal crisis—not reckless public spending.”
― Jackie Wang, Carceral Capitalism

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