Injustice and Prophecy in the Age of Mass Incarceration

The Politics of Sanity

Andrew Skotnicki (Manhattan College)

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Bristol University Press
28 June 2022

Theology; Social welfare & social services; Care of the mentally ill; Crime & criminology; Psychiatry

Why do the UK and US disproportionately incarcerate the mentally ill, frequently poor people of colour? Via multiple re-framings of the question—theological, socioeconomic, and psychological— Andrew Skotnicki diagnoses a ‘persecution of the prophetic’ at the heart of the contemporary criminal justice system.

This interdisciplinary book draws on criminology, theology, philosophy, sociology, psychology and psychiatric history to consider the increasingly intractable issue of mass incarceration. Inviting a new, collaborative conversation on penal reform as a fundamentally ‘life-affirming’ project, it defends the dignity of those diagnosed as mentally unstable and their capacity for spiritual transcendence.

By: Andrew Skotnicki (Manhattan College)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529222210
ISBN 10: 1529222214
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 28 June 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Skotnicki is Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College.

Reviews for Injustice and Prophecy in the Age of Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Sanity

"""Oppress, fear, arrest, diagnose, incarcerate, repeat. With the loving fury of a prophet, Skotnicki thus exposes the hyper-incarcerating logic and liturgy of materialist, capitalist society and the complicity therein of the therapeutic/psychiatric community in weaponizing 'insanity' against prophetic dissent."" Thomas Graff, University of Cambridge ""This unique book asks a simple question: why do we imprison so many people with mental illnesses? The answer is not simple and Skotnicki challenges conventional thinking by skilfully weaving together theology, philosophy, psychology, and contemporary penal practice. Skotnicki suggests they are incarcerated because they make us uncomfortable and may also be prophetic."" Andrew Millie, Edge Hill University"