{"product_id":"harm-and-punishment-incarcerated-writers-on-violence-and-the-us-prison-paperback-1","title":"Harm and Punishment: Incarcerated Writers on Violence and the Us Prison - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hinton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElsa Julien Lora\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGhostwrite Mike\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawn from the American Prison Writing Archive, a pivotal anthology of essays by incarcerated writers about the prison's role in perpetuating harm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrison is neither the beginning of the inquiry nor the end. Thus, writers from across carceral institutions in the US unfold the multiple and intersecting ways that violence shapes and informs their lives, prior to, during, and after incarceration. They illuminate violence as a contextual phenomena shaped by historical trauma, cycles of deprivation, and systemic inequities. \u003cem\u003eHarm and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the interconnectedness of personal and structural violence, tracing the way violence often emerges within the fabric of communities profoundly shaped by poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories, testimonies, and reflections collected here serve as bridges toward a new imagination. They expose the limitations of punishment and move us closer to a vision of collective care and mutual responsibility. In bearing witness to the experiences of incarcerated writers, readers become part of a profound shared endeavor to dismantle the barriers of misunderstanding and fear, opening pathways to action and change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Hinton\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of history, African American studies, and law at Yale University and Yale Law School. Her research focuses on the persistence of poverty, racial inequality, and urban violence in the twentieth-century United States. Hinton is the author of \u003cem\u003eFrom the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerica on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s\u003c\/em\u003e. Her articles and op-eds can be found in the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElsa Julien Lora \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, scholar, and collage artist whose work focuses on the history of American prisons and the texture and intimacy of family life. Her writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review, Aperture\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePublic Books. \u003c\/em\u003eShe holds a JD from Yale Law School and is completing a PhD in African and African American Studies and History at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761892974899,"sku":"9798888906033","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ic4f8HMGOj9798888906033_bd4f9e5c-8a46-437d-a526-2c8465d76014.webp?v=1785358483","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/harm-and-punishment-incarcerated-writers-on-violence-and-the-us-prison-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}