Beyond Prisons: A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System - Softcover

Laura Magnani

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800638328 ISBN 13: 9780800638320

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2006

Synopsis

This strong indictment of the current prison system, undertaken by two respected experts on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of our penal system, offers strong ethical and moral assessments of it, and lays out a whole new paradigm of criminal justice based on restorative justice and reconciliation. The book puts forward a 12-point plan for immediate changes. Beyond Prisons opens a long-needed national dialogue on our responsibilities as citizens and as a nation to provide remediation rather than mere retributive incarceration, answerable to the common good and the justice of God.

About this title

Review:

"It is the finest critique of the prison-industrial complex
available."
-- Ched Myers, educator, activist, and theological animator with Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries, Oak View, California

About the Author:

Laura Magnani is Assistant Regional Director for Justice and Youth, American Friends Service Committee, Berkley, USA. Jamie Bissonnette is Criminal Justice Coordinator for the AFSC's New England office and serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services. Harmon L Wray is Executive Director of the National Association of Sentencing Advocates.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0800638328
• ISBN 13: 9780800638320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216