Open AccessAbolish to Transform
Author(s) -
Lauren Anne Pazzano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sankofa journal of interdisciplinary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2564-3010
DOI - 10.15353/sankofa.v1i1.4280
Subject(s) - deconstruction (building) , compassion , empathy , prison , sociology , aesthetics , human condition , consciousness , psychoanalysis , epistemology , psychology , political science , philosophy , social psychology , criminology , law , engineering , waste management
The prison is human made and can be human destroyed. This article is a deconstruction of sorts. It argues that we as a society need to burn down the prisons and the precincts so something else can be built in its place. We need to burn down the oppressive logics that capture our imaginations and put radical compassion, love, joy, and empathy in its place.