Beyond These Walls: rethinking crime &punishment in the U.S. by Tony Platt

Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States, written by Tony Platt in 2019, is a thorough historical study of the American criminal justice system that makes the case that it has historically upheld and legitimized discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, race, and class. By relating welfare and education to jails and law enforcement, Platt questions accepted wisdom and presents a vision for a more equitable future based on social movements and public resistance.