Are Prisons Obsolete?

This is exactly what I was hoping it would be: a cogent, comprehensive, readable overview of the modern prison abolition movement, including the current situation, historical context, an analysis of what's meant by “prison industrial complex”, and some discussion of what the alternatives might be.

I was hoping for a little more depth on the alternatives, since, as Davis points out, it's hard for us to envision a society without prisons. But this was a great primer.