Notes From an Abolitionist - The Reasons We Struggle to Be Free

"An activist, essayist, and organizer draws from his personal experience of imprisonment to interrogate the premises of prison reform efforts"--

About the author

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver is a formerly incarcerated activist, widely published essayist, owner of Re:Frame LLC, and a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow. California’s Governor Brown commuted his life sentence after twenty-one years for his community work. He has written for publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, Colorlines, The Appeal, The Rumpus, and Seventh Wave. He lives in Oakland, California.

Product details

• Authors: Emile Deweaver, Emile Suotonye DeWeaver
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9781620977880
• ISBN: 978-1-62097-788-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Anthologies: general, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Crime & criminology, Penology & punishment, Criminal procedure, Sentencing & punishment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Political activism / Political engagement, Social discrimination and social justice, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Prisoners’ Writings