NYCsocialist.orgLockdown America: Police & Prisons in the Age of Crisis
by Christian Parenti
America's prisons are out of control: with 2.3 million behind bars and counting, we need an alternative now. Christian Parenti's fantastic book, Lockdown America, lays out the recent history of the prison boom and expanded police forces, and the politics of repression and scapegoalting behind it.
Join us for the Campaign to End the Death Penalty's (CEDP) next bookclub meeting:
America's prisons are out of control: with 2.3 million behind bars and counting, we need an alternative now. Christian Parenti's fantastic book, Lockdown America, lays out the recent history of the prison boom and expanded police forces, and the politics of repression and scapegoalting behind it.Join us for the Campaign to End the Death Penalty's (CEDP) next bookclub meeting:
Saturday, April 25th, at Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe, 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd, between 124th and 125th Streets at 1pm.
We are meeting earlier than the last session so folks can attend the book release party at 4 PM for Mumia Abu-Jamal's new book, Jailhouse Lawyers.
The book is divided into three sections: please read Part II: Crisis (chapters 1-3) for our next meeting.
Call 347-853-2758 for info
We are meeting earlier than the last session so folks can attend the book release party at 4 PM for Mumia Abu-Jamal's new book, Jailhouse Lawyers.
The book is divided into three sections: please read Part II: Crisis (chapters 1-3) for our next meeting.
Call 347-853-2758 for info
