In A Whole New Way: Undoing Mass Incarceration by a Path Untraveled
Undoing Mass Incarceration by a Path Untraveled
by Edited by George Carrano and Jonathan Fisher
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Pub Date Jun 20 2023 | Archive Date Sep 29 2023
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Description
If all Americans serving a term of probation were gathered in one locale, they would constitute the third-largest city in the country. Yet few of us understand what the sanction involves. Nor do many Americans realize that the originally rehabilitative practice became punitive following the 1972–92 crime wave. In many jurisdictions, it still is. Enter In a Whole New Way, a photographic self-portrait by New Yorkers who are serving a term of probation being launched this June in consort with a PBS documentary by the same name.. The new book lifts the veil on this “second-chance” justice intervention that has spread from its origins in 1841 Boston to most of the world today.
In a Whole New Way shows how hundreds of determined city residents on probation, along with neighborhood allies, undertook to change the image of how probation has become a staging area for incarceration. Equipped with cameras and new artistic sensibilities provided by the editors’ nonprofit, Seeing for Ourselves, they set off in a whole new way to reform the sanction of probation, returning it to the rehabilitative and positive program it was originally intended to be. In the process, they found themselves transformed.
The result of their journey is this unique collection of stunning photographs, accentuated by deeply personal captions and lengthier testimonies, that reveal the reality of life on probation. The stories of these participants powerfully undercut their own—and probation’s—derogatory popular image. The true goal of this book is to reform the entire justice system toward decarceration.
In a Whole New Way is the sequel to the editors’ Project Lives (2015), the globally acclaimed volume resulting from a similar effort with New Yorkers living in public housing—a work catapulting Seeing for Ourselves to the front tier of “participatory photography” practitioners worldwide—and the source of today’s award-winning eponymous documentary film, airing on select public television stations in 2023.
A Note From the Publisher
Undoing Incarceration by a Path Untraveled Via Participatory Photography as Transformative (Rehabilitative) Tool
Advance Praise
“Institutional reforms often start from the outside and work inward, which is one reason why so many overpromise and underdeliver. In a Whole New Way shows us what it could look like when reform begins with the perspective of those on the inside of a system—in this case, individuals on probation in New York City. Using participatory photography as a means of visual storytelling, the participants in this transformative project narrate their view of the world through the lens of a camera. In so doing, they remind us that it’s often not people who need changing but the systems that envelope their lives and so frequently constrain their futures.”
—Steve Woolworth,
Chief Executive Officer,
International Community Justice
Association
"A landmark in participatory photography!"
—Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC
“The impact of second chances, unlike incarceration, cannot be measured by metrics alone. In a Whole New Way visually captures, on a human level, the challenges experienced by justice-impacted New Yorkers, illustrating that probation, like the criminal injustice system, needs reform.”
—Elizabeth Frederick,
Chief Operating Officer,
Avenues for Justice
"A wonderful contribution to our field. In a Whole New Way contains so much – it’s an engaging history of community corrections and a glimpse of how probation is practiced in New York City. It’s a series of memorable and moving vignettes about people whose lives have been touched by crime and the justice system. But what will stick with me is the pictures. Throughout the book, we see the faces of those who are participating in this unique and special program. They are smiling and engaged, clearly relishing the opportunity to see and be seen as so much more than the criminal convictions that brought them to probation in the first place. The light in their eyes – their positivity and evident optimism about their futures – is an overwhelming argument for the importance of meaningful second chances as a core component of our justice system."
—Megan Quattlebaum
Director,
The Council of State Governments
Justice Center
Marketing Plan
Publicity campaign dovetailing release of documentary film to PBS Stations. Stay tuned for station/city release details here.
Publicity campaign dovetailing release of documentary film to PBS Stations. Stay tuned for station/city release details here.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781632261175 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 220 |
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Featured Reviews
Sara P, Reviewer
In A Whole New Way: Undoing Mass Incarceration by a Path Untraveled, edited by George Carrano and Jonathan Fisher provides a fascinating and thought-provoking look into the (broken and unjust) American prison system, focusing on probation and “second-chance” justice. Probation is largely punitive and its current design acts alternative form of incarceration, not an opportunity for redemption. The photography is both beautiful and stark, providing an alternative viewpoint to what most people turn a blind eye to. For anyone who is concerned about the American “Justice” System, this is a must- read and see.
Special thanks to Net Galley and Prospecta Publishing for providing an advanced reviewer copy to me in exchange for my honest review and opinion!
Jess P, Reviewer
First and foremost the photography shots are the highlight of this collection. An introspective look at the cracks (more like a ravine) in the American justice system explores the life for those following incarceration. This collection stories, journeys, and expression of art is a highly impactful insight to those and each unique experience.
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