As a public health researcher who now works on justice system policy change, I loved how concrete this collection is about opportunities to practice public health alternatives to carceral public safety. I enjoyed the artwork throughout and a particular favorite for me was Chapter 4, "Abolition is Public Health." The detailed inclusion of the American Public Health Association's adopted statement, "Advancing Public Health Interventions to Address the Harms of the Carceral System," was wonderful and I was especially inspired by the wide range of examples from jurisdictions across the U.S. and around the world. Overall, I found this to be an incredibly thoughtful and helpful guide to current, relevant, and practical abolitionist practice (grateful for the reminder of Huey P. Newton's concept of "survival pending revolution" and the limitations of crisis response in my own work at this moment in time, for example).

Huge thank you to NetGalley and North Atlantic Books for the advanced copy. I can't wait until this book officially comes out in April and I can gift it to colleagues and friends who work in healthcare, public health, and justice policy!

I got this as an arc on Netgalley and it will come out in April. This is an important read about how we must view care through an abolitionist view point. Especially since care nowadays is very carceral. It's not a light read, it took me a month to read in little bits, but it puts disability justice central so I would clasify it as a must read.

Thank you so much NetGalley and the publisher, North Atlantic Books, for providing me an opportunity to read this book. It was fascinating and also extremely eye-opening about so many topics that my privilege allows me to not encounter, unlike so many other people in this country. I was especially interested in the chapters about prison and what occurs in hospitals related to family protective services and police presence in places where you are seeking help. As someone with a counseling background and a base level understanding of how trauma effects the body and mind, this book ties together how our entire thought process behind methods of safety are actually harmful vs. helpful. It is no secret that black and brown individuals have been harmed in so many ways for generations, but this poignant book peels back the layers on everyday encounters that many of us with privilege may have and never think twice about. But for a black, brown, trans, or disabled person, that same interaction with a medical professional, police officer, social worker, etc. could mean life or death.

I am so grateful to have had a chance to read this.