Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown Americanot only documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing,prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war on crime, italso explains the political and economic history behind the massive crackdown.This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditationon surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate thecriminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, Lockdown America willpropel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crime andpolitics in a period of gathering economic crisis.
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Christian Parenti is the author of The Soft Cage and The Freedom, and is currently writing a book on Afghanistan. He is a visiting fellow at the CUNY Graduate School’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and his articles appear regularly in The Nation. He lives in New York City.
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