Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex - Paperback

by Julia Sudbury (Editor)

Global Lockdown is the first book to apply a transnational feminist framework to the study of criminalization and imprisonment. The distinguished contributors to this collection offer a variety of perspectives, from former prisoners to advocates to scholars from around the world. The book is a must-read for anyone concerned by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex within and beyond U.S. borders, as well as those interested in globalization and resistance.

Author Biography

Julia Sudbury is Canada Research Chair in Social Justice, Equity, and Diversity at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. She is the author of Other Kindsof Dreams: Black Women's Organizations and the Politicsof Transformation.