Carceral Apartheid
Book • 2024
In 'Carceral Apartheid', Dr. Brittany Friedman examines the California Department of Corrections' methods of control, including alliances with white supremacists, to suppress Black political movements.
The book reveals deception, empire, corruption, and white supremacy within American mass incarceration.
Drawing from interviews and archival data, Dr. Friedman uncovers how the US domestic war against imprisoned Black people models genocide, imprisonment, and torture abroad.
It explores the omission of official records and how questions guide the answers, highlighting pattern mapping and surveillance mechanisms.
The book emphasizes the importance of outsider archives and protecting sources.
Ultimately, 'Carceral Apartheid' calls for awakening to these systemic issues.
The book reveals deception, empire, corruption, and white supremacy within American mass incarceration.
Drawing from interviews and archival data, Dr. Friedman uncovers how the US domestic war against imprisoned Black people models genocide, imprisonment, and torture abroad.
It explores the omission of official records and how questions guide the answers, highlighting pattern mapping and surveillance mechanisms.
The book emphasizes the importance of outsider archives and protecting sources.
Ultimately, 'Carceral Apartheid' calls for awakening to these systemic issues.
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