Caged (Hardcover)

This poignant play, written by current and formerly incarcerated authors, uses gripping truths and soulful dialogue to reveal the human cost of America's for-profit justice system. The story follows Omar, pulled back into the prison system after trying to lift his family out of poverty, who struggles to maintain a sense of humanity while fighting to keep his loved ones close. According to NJ.com, "From institutionalized racism to addiction to the prison-industrial complex, this is a play about a great many large, pressing social challenges, but at its core it is a play about one family and its struggles to remain united as their world steadily crumbles. Impactful, warm, and unrelenting, this play that began as an experiment turns out to be an excellent examination of the human cost of a harsh and inhospitable world." For every print copy of Caged purchased from Haymarket Books through June 1, Haymarket will donate a copy of the book to prisoners and their families working with the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium (NJ-STEP). All profits from the book will go to a prison re-entry fund run by The Second Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey to help the playwrights secure housing and continue their schooling upon release.

General

Imprint:	Haymarket Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Authors:	New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperative New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperative
Introduction by:	Chris Hedges • Boris Franklin
Dimensions:	177 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	122
ISBN-13:	978-1-64259-024-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	1-64259-024-X
Barcode:	9781642590241

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