Join us for a discussion with Victoria Law as we talk about her new book, "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration.
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APRIL 9 - VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT
** "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
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Friday April 9 at 7-8:30 p.m. CDT
The Progressive ([link removed]) and A Room of One's Own ([link removed]) bookstore present
A book release event with author Victoria Law and her new book
"Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
Victoria Law will be in conversation with Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive magazine. After which she will take questions from the audience.
Read a review of her new book ([link removed]) in the latest issue of The Progressive.
On our website, you can also read an interview by Eleanor J. Bader ([link removed]) with Victoria Law about the new book.
Victoria Law is a freelance journalist who focuses on the intersections of incarceration, gender and resistance. Her books include Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women ([link removed]) , Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms ([link removed]) (co-authored with Maya Schenwar), and the forthcoming (April 2, 2021) “ ([link removed]) Prisons Make Us Safer” and 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration. ([link removed])
Free and open to the public.
Streaming live on Facebook ([link removed]) and YouTube ([link removed]) Live.
Supporters of The Progressive can receive a copy of the book for a donation of $50 or more ([link removed]) .
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