The Prison-industrial Complex & the Global Economy

Eve Goldberg, Linda Evans

PM Press, 2009 - Political Science - 24 pages

The prison business in the US is not based on locking up, punishing, or rehabilitating dangerous hoodlums. Follow the money and find how the prison-industrial complex fits into the New World Order of free trade and imprisoned people, the war on drugs, and capital flight.

About the author

Eve Goldberg is a writer, filmmaker, and prisoners' rights activist. Linda Evans is a former anti-imperialist political prisoner. She was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California for 16 years. Linda was released in 2001 via a pardon by president Bill Clinton, along with Susan Rosenberg, another political prisoner.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Prison-industrial Complex & the Global Economy; Issue 4 of PM Press pamphlet series
• Authors: Eve Goldberg, Linda Evans
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: PM Press, 2009
• ISBN: 160486043X, 9781604860436
• Length: 24 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / Political Economy; Political Science / Political Freedom; Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy; Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy; Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Social Science / General; Social Science / Penology