Understanding E-Carceration: Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Understanding E-Carceration by James Kilgore "A riveting primer on the growing trend of surveillance, monitoring, and control that is extending our prison system beyond physical walls and into a dark future-by the prize-winning author of Understanding Mass Incarceration"-- FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A riveting primer on the growing trend of surveillance, monitoring, and control that is extending our prison system beyond physical walls and into a dark future-by the prize-winning author of Understanding Mass Incarceration"James Kilgore is one of my favorite commentators regarding the phenomenon of mass incarceration and the necessity of pursuing truly transformative change." -Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn the last decade, as the critique of mass incarceration has grown more powerful, many reformers have embraced changes that release people from prisons and jails. As educator, author, and activist James Kilgore brilliantly shows, these rapidly spreading reforms largely fall under the heading of "e-carceration"-a range of punitive technological interventions, from ankle monitors to facial recognition apps, that deprive people of their liberty, all in the name of ending mass incarceration.E-carceration can block peoples access to employment, housing, healthcare, and even the chance to spend time with loved ones. Many of these technologies gather data that lands in corporate and government databases and may lead to further punishment or the marketing of their data to Big Tech.This riveting primer on the world of techno-punishment comes from the author of awardwinning Understanding Mass Incarceration. Himself a survivor of prison and e-carceration, Kilgore captures the breadth and complexity of these technologies and offers inspiring ideas on how to resist. Author Biography James Kilgore (both from The New Press). Review Praise for Understanding E-Carceration: "Kilgore presents a devastating critique of policy tools like electronic monitoring that masquerade as meaningful alternatives to incarceration but offer little hope for a more just and humane future. There is a more promising way forward and this necessary and insightful book helps us to see the path more clearly."—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow"Essential reading. A powerful precautionary tale about how big data and technology can undermine the kind of society we want to build."—Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime and America on Fire "Uncovers the truth behind the digital smokescreen, revealing how the intimate details of peoples lives are devoured, digested, and used to deepen social control in the name of public safety and prison reform."—Ruha Benjamin, professor of African American studies at Princeton University and founding director of the IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab "Kilgore warns us that the surveillance state is forever upgrading tech to expand its reach. He carefully explains the harms of carceral technology and invites us to work for an abolitionist future."—Naomi Murakawa, associate professor of African American studies at Princeton University "An incisive, thoroughly researched, and utterly frightening investigation into how technology, posing as reform, is expanding our prison nation into systems of hybrid punishment."—Victoria Law, author of Prison by Any Other Name and "Prisons Make us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration "Kilgores straightforward prose and clear explanations expose the police states relentless expansion into every corner of vulnerable lives. Who pays? Who benefits? Read this book."—Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Change Everything and Golden Gulag "When I introduced the term e-carceration in 2015, I never imagined the extent to which technology would expand mass incarceration. James Kilgore did. This book offers a re-imagined future for civil rights and abolition in a digital age."—Malkia Devich-Cyril, founding director of the Center for Media Justice Long Description A riveting primer on the growing trend of surveillance, monitoring, and control that is extending our prison system beyond physical walls and into a dark future--by the prize-winning author of Understanding Mass Incarceration "James Kilgore is one of my favorite commentators regarding the phenomenon of mass incarceration and the necessity of pursuing truly transformative change." --Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow In the last decade, as the critique of mass incarceration has grown more powerful, many reformers have embraced changes that release people from prisons and jails. As educator, author, and activist James Kilgore brilliantly shows, these rapidly spreading reforms largely fall under the heading of "e-carceration"--a range of punitive technological interventions, from ankle monitors to facial recognition apps, that deprive people of their liberty, all in the name of ending mass incarceration. E-carceration can block peoples access to employment, housing, healthcare, and even the chance to spend time with loved ones. Many of these technologies gather data that lands in corporate and government databases and may lead to further punishment or the marketing of their data to Big Tech. This riveting primer on the world of techno-punishment comes from the author of award-winning Understanding Mass Incarceration. Himself a survivor of prison and e-carceration, Kilgore captures the breadth and complexity of these technologies and offers inspiring ideas on how to resist. Review Quote Praise for Understanding E-Carceration : "A devastating critique of policy tools such as electronic monitoring that masquerade as meaningful alternatives to incarceration but offer little hope for a more just and humane future. There is a more promising way forward, and this necessary and insightful book helps us to see the path more clearly." --Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow "Essential reading. A powerful precautionary tale about how big data and technology can undermine the kind of society we want to build." --Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime "When I introduced the term e-carceration in 2015, I never imagined the extent to which technology would expand mass incarceration. James Kilgore did. Understanding E-Carceration offers a reimagined future for civil rights and abolition in a digital age." --Malkia Devich-Cyril, founding director of the Center for Media Justice Description for Sales People Sales track record: Understanding Mass Incarceration has sold over 9,500 copies. Platform: Kilgore led the Challenging E-Carceration project of Media Justices #NoDigitalPrisons campaign, for which he received a 2017-2018 Soros Justice Fellowship, and is very well connected in criminal justice circles. He appeared along with Michelle Alexander and Marc Mauer as one of the three main talking heads in Ava Duvernays film 13th. He created a website for Understanding Mass Incarceration /) and will do the same for this book. Kilgore has presented at over twenty universities and done more than forty TV and radio interviews. Credentials: Kilgore is an activist, educator, speaker, and writer who spent six years in a California prison before being released under electronic monitoring. Blurbs/endorsements: Expected blurbs from Marc Mauer, Maya Schenwar, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Heather Thompson, Frank Wilderson. Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, and Ava Duvernay. Details ISBN1620976145 Author James Kilgore Short Title Understanding E-Carceration Pages 224 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1620976145 ISBN-13 9781620976142 Format Paperback Subtitle Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and the Future of Mass Incarceration Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher The New Press Imprint The New Press Publication Date 2022-03-10 NZ Release Date 2022-03-10 UK Release Date 2022-03-10 DEWEY 363.232 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-04-25 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:136071515;

Price: 22.56 GBP

Location: London

End Time: 2024-12-22T03:01:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2.97 GBP