Working for Justice: A Handbook of Prison Education and Activism
Stephen John Hartnett, Eleanor Novek, and Jennifer K. Wood
Abstract
This book documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Through life-changing programs in a dozen states (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin), PCARE works with prisoners, in prisons, and in communities to reclaim justice from the prison-industrial complex. The chapters present a sweeping inventory of how communities and individuals both within and outside of prisons are marsh ... More
This book documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Through life-changing programs in a dozen states (Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin), PCARE works with prisoners, in prisons, and in communities to reclaim justice from the prison-industrial complex. The chapters present a sweeping inventory of how communities and individuals both within and outside of prisons are marshaling the arts, education, and activism to reduce crime and enhance citizenship. Documenting hands-on case studies that emphasize educational initiatives, successful prison-based programs, and activist-oriented analysis, the book provides readers with real-world answers based on years of pragmatic activism and engaged teaching.
Keywords:
prison communication,
activism,
research,
prison education,
PCARE,
democracy,
prison education
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780252037702 |
| Published to Illinois Scholarship Online: April 2017 |
DOI:10.5406/illinois/9780252037702.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Stephen John Hartnett, editor
University of Colorado, Denver
Eleanor Novek, editor
Monmouth University
Jennifer K. Wood, editor
Penn State New Kensington
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