Tommie Shelby, "The Idea of Prison Abolition" (Princeton UP, 2022)
By any reasonable metric, prisons as they exist in the United States and in many other countries are normatively unacceptable. What is the proper moral response to this? Can prisons and the practices surrounding incarceration feasibly be reformed, or should the entire enterprise be abolished? If the latter, then what? If the former, what are the necessary reforms?\nIn\xa0The Idea of Prison Abolition\xa0(Princeton UP, 2022),\xa0Tommie Shelby\xa0undertakes a systematic and critical examination of the arguments in favor of prison abolition. Although he ultimately rejects abolitionism as a philosophical position, he builds from the abolitionist program\u2019s crucial insights a positive view of what it would take to create a prison and incarceration system that is consistent with justice.\nRobert Talisse\xa0is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law