by Jordan T. Camp (Author)
The US currently has the largest prison population on the planet. The author traces the rise of the neoliberal carceral state through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Attica uprising in 1971, the Los Angeles revolt in 1992, and events in post-Katrina New Orleans in 2005.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 268
Publisher: California University Press
Published: 26 Apr 2016
ISBN 10: 0520281810
ISBN 13: 9780520281813