This is an illogical statement: dangerous trends in anti-prison activism

Part of a special issue on critical resistance to the prison-industrial complex. The writer examines a number of problems that the “Schools Not Jails” (SNJ) movement, or variations thereof, pose to anti-prison activism. She notes that the SNJ became popular because of its straightforwardness and sim...

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Main Author: Acey, Camille E. S. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Social justice
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 206-211
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Democracy
Political Violence
Social Movements
Social movements > United States
Prison reform
Radicalism
Political science > United States
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Summary:Part of a special issue on critical resistance to the prison-industrial complex. The writer examines a number of problems that the “Schools Not Jails” (SNJ) movement, or variations thereof, pose to anti-prison activism. She notes that the SNJ became popular because of its straightforwardness and simplicity, and she argues that the movement could be dangerous because of such lucidity. Additionally, she discusses how attempts at popularizing a leftist political agenda often censure and cause difficulties for the project and prevent the development of a radical counter-hegemonic political discourse.
ISSN:2327-641X