Fugitive Thought: Prison Movements, Race, and the Meaning of Justice » (New Edition)

According to Hames-Garcia (English, philosophy, and culture, Binghamton U., State U. of New York), minority prison writers/ activists figure among America's "new intellectuals." In his view, prisoners are ideal voices for critiquing existing institutions in re- thinking visions of freedom and justice. His analysis of prison literature and legal theory is informed by such diverse influences as O.Z. Acosta, a Chicano lawyer-activist-novelist, and the writings of inmates of North Carolina's Correctional Center for Women. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR