{"product_id":"the-real-cost-of-prisons-comix-by-working-class-history-shop","title":"The Real Cost of Prisons Comix by Working Class History | Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Working Class History | Shop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2008 PASS Award (Prevention for a Safer Society) from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going even higher. Collected in this volume are the three comic books published by the Real Cost of Prisons Project. The stories and statistical information in each comic book are thoroughly researched and documented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrison Town: Paying the Price\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of how the financing and site locations of prisons affects the people of rural communities in which prison are built. It also tells the story of how mass incarceration affects people of urban communities where the majority of incarcerated people come from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrisoners of the War on Drugs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes the history of the war on drugs, mandatory minimums, how racism creates harsher sentences for people of color, stories of how the war on drugs works against women, three strikes laws, obstacles to coming home after incarceration, and how mass incarceration destabilizes neighborhoods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrisoners of a Hard Life: Women and Their Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes stories about women trapped by mandatory sentencing and the \"costs\" of incarceration for women and their families. Also included are alternatives to the present system, a glossary, and footnotes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 125,000 copies of the comic books have been printed and more than 100,000 have been sent to people who are incarcerated, to their families, and to organizers and activists throughout the country. The book includes a chapter with descriptions of how the comix have been put to use in the work of organizers and activists in prison and in the \"free world\" by  ESL teachers, high school teachers, college professors, students, and health care providers throughout the country. The demand for the comix is constant and the ways in which they are being used are inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca name=\"reviews\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ePraise:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I cannot think of a better way to arouse the public to the cruelties of the prison system than to make this book widely available.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Howard Zinn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Real Cost of Prisons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomics are among the most transformative pieces of information that the youth get to read. We take it with us to detention centers, group homes, youth shelters and social justice organizing projects. Everywhere we go we see youth nodding with agreement and getting excited to see their reality validated in print. The Real Cost of Prisons helps youth know what's up and gives them the push they need to get active in the struggle to make interpersonal and community-wide change.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Shira Hassan, Co-Director Young Women's Empowerment Project, Chicago, IL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lois Ahrens • Written by Ellen Miller-Mack, Craig Gilmore, Lois Ahrens, Susan Willmarth, and Kevin Pyle • Illustrated by Kevin Pyle, Sabrina Jones and Susan Willmarth • Introduction by Craig Gilmore and Ruth Wilson Gilmore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e PM Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781604860344\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9\/2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage count:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 104\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7 x 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650418282590,"sku":"carro-15650519","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/real-cost-prisons-comics.jpg?v=1776283631","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/the-real-cost-of-prisons-comix-by-working-class-history-shop","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}