Are Prisons Obsolete? — Punishment, Profit, and Control (Audio)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis as a systems-level analysis of how incarceration became a dominant institution through economic incentives, racial hierarchy, and political convenience.
By focusing on structure rather than individual wrongdoing, the book reveals how punishment is used to manage social problems that remain unresolved — while alternatives are dismissed as unrealistic or naïve.
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