The Real Cost of Prison Comix
PM Press has recently published “The Real Cost of Prisons Comix,†three comic books produced by the Real Cost of Prison Projects in one volume. The book includes:
“Prison Town: Paying the Price†tells the story of how the financing and site locations of prisons affects the people of rural communities in which prison are built as well as urban communities from where the majority of incarcerated people come from. Illustrated by Kevin Pyle; written by Craig Gilmore and Kevin Pyle.
“Prisoners of the War on Drugs†includes the history of the war on drugs, mandatory minimums, how racism creates harsher sentences for people of color, stories on how the war on drugs works against women, three strikes laws, obstacles to coming home after incarceration, and how mass incarceration destabilizes neighborhoods. Illustrated by Sabrina Jones; written by Ellen Miller-Mack, Sabrina Jones and Lois Ahrens.
“Prisoners of a Hard Life: Women and Their Children†includes stories about women trapped by mandatory sentencing and the “costs†of incarceration for women and their families. Illustrated by Susan Willmarth; written by Ellen Miller-Mack, Susan Willmarth and Lois Ahrens.
The book also features more than 30 responses from activists, teachers, health practitioners, prisoners and others about how they have used the comic books in their organizing.
Read more about the book here:
http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/10/the-real-cost-of-prison-comix
