This week, we speak on the phone with writer and prison abolitionist Craig Gilmore, who begins by discussing his recent piece in Commune Magazine. The article, “The Business of Incarceration” is a review of American Prison, a critically acclaimed 2018 book by Shane Bauer. In his conversation with us, Gilmore critiques the book’s thesis on …

Kite Line- September 6, 2019: The Business of Incarceration- A Conversation with Craig Gilmore

Kite Line is a radio program devoted to prison issues around the Midwest and beyond. Behind the prison walls, a message is called a kite: whispered words, a note passed hand to hand, or a request submitted to the guards for medical care. Illicit or not, sending a kite means trusting that other people will bear it farther along till it reaches its destination. On the show, we hope to pass along words across the prison walls.

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Kite Line- September 6, 2019: The Business of Incarceration- A Conversation with Craig Gilmore

Kite Line- September 6, 2019: The Business of Incarceration- A Conversation with Craig Gilmore

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