Resisting Carceral Violence

Name: Resisting Carceral Violence
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Women's Imprisonment and the Politics of Abolition

Bree Carlton, Emma K. Russell

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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
18 February 2020

Feminism & feminist theory; Prisons

This book explores the dramatic evolution of a feminist movement that mobilised to challenge a women’s prison system in crisis. Through in-depth historical research conducted in the Australian state of Victoria that spans the 1980s and 1990s, the authors uncover how incarcerated women have worked productively with feminist activists and community coalitions to expose, critique and resist the conditions and harms of their confinement. Resisting Carceral Violence tells the story of how activists—through a combination of creative direct actions, reformist lobbying and legal challenges—forged an anti-carceral feminist movement that traversed the prison walls. This powerful history provides vital lessons for service providers, social justice advocates and campaigners, academics and students concerned with the violence of incarceration. It calls for a willingness to look beyond the prison and instead embrace creative solutions to broader structural inequalities and social harm.

By: Bree Carlton, Emma K. Russell
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2018 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9783030403881
ISBN 10: 3030403882
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 18 February 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bree Carlton is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia. Her research explores strategies for preventing and resisting against prison generated violence and harm. Bree authored Imprisoning Resistance (Federation Press 2007) and is co-editor of Women Exiting Prison (Routledge 2013). Emma K. Russell is a Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia. Her work has been published in various journals, including Theoretical Criminology, Critical Criminology and Crime Media Culture.