Breaking the Carceral Cycle
In honor of Second Chance Month, The Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Robert Crown Law Library invite you to explore a collection of publications that expose and critique the carceral system. The works highlighted are authored by historians, critical theorists, and formerly incarcerated individuals.
The books listed on this site are only a sampling of the Stanford Libraries' collection. If you would like additional reading recommendations, please reach out to [email protected]. You are able to check out any book listed on this site! Loan periods and request processing time may vary depending on which campus library the book comes from.
More about SPARC:
More about SPARC:
Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resource Coalition (SPARC) is a student organization at Stanford Law School dedicated to challenging the carceral system and advocating for prisoners' rights. SPARC facilitates book clubs and creative writing groups at local jails, volunteers with local organizations to support incarcerated individuals and their families, and hosts on-campus speakers, trainings, and other community education events.
Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resource Coalition (SPARC) is a student organization at Stanford Law School dedicated to challenging the carceral system and advocating for prisoners' rights. SPARC facilitates book clubs and creative writing groups at local jails, volunteers with local organizations to support incarcerated individuals and their families, and hosts on-campus speakers, trainings, and other community education events.
What is Second Chance Month?
What is Second Chance Month?
April is Second Chance Month, a time to reflect on the barriers that formerly incarcerated individuals face, and to advocate for change. 65 million Americans have a criminal record — nearly 1 in 4 American adults. Many of these individuals, whether they served prison time for their offenses or not, face social stigma and legal restrictions that create barriers to employment, education, and housing. These barriers to re-entry are systemic, and keep marginalized communities trapped in the prison system. Second Chance Month, facilitated by organizations like Prison Fellowship, the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is an opportunity to organize to tear down these barriers.
April is Second Chance Month, a time to reflect on the barriers that formerly incarcerated individuals face, and to advocate for change. 65 million Americans have a criminal record — nearly 1 in 4 American adults. Many of these individuals, whether they served prison time for their offenses or not, face social stigma and legal restrictions that create barriers to employment, education, and housing. These barriers to re-entry are systemic, and keep marginalized communities trapped in the prison system. Second Chance Month, facilitated by organizations like Prison Fellowship, the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is an opportunity to organize to tear down these barriers.
Historical Accounts
Historical Accounts
Critical Theory
Critical Theory
First Person Voices
First Person Voices