I think I can safely say this is a must-read for anyone interested in the subjects of prison abolition or even reform. The writing style is accessible while still being packed full of great information and arguments that it's easy to recommend to just about anyone. Even if you don't agree with the points put forward by Davis, this is a wonderful encapsulation of the prison abolition argument in a concise and easy-to-find book as well as a quick history of the evolution of punishment by the state.

It was a pleasant surprise to get to the chapter that specifically talked about gender and incarceration, though I should have known that Davis would cover that specific intersection that, like she stated in the book, is so often overlooked. That being said, I would have liked a similar chapter on class as well as disability. There were brief mentions of both, but I think they deserve their own chapters.

I like that the book ended on discussions of alternatives to prisons, and the closing story about restorative justice was an inspiring note to end on.

I cannot recommend this book enough. (Though I would avoid the audiobook. The narrator is good, but there are several places where it's unedited and the narrator takes multiple line reads In a row. The final chapter is also repeated at the end, oddly enough.) It's available all over the place. Get it. Read it. Recommend it to people in your life. Discuss it. And then pick up another book In a similar vein. This is a great jumping off point, but it's still "just" a starting point.