A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. âAn urgent invitation to care for all children as our own.â âAdrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random Family
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In this âmoving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on familiesâ, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and childrenâover two million of themâtorn apart by our current incarceration policy (Parentsâ Press). Described as âmeticulously reported and sensitively writtenâ by Salon, the book is âbrimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for changeâ (Orlando Sentinel).
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Our Weekly Los Angeles calls it âa must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers.â
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âIn terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness, All Alone in the World deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozolâs Savage Inequalities, Alex Kotlowitzâs There Are No Children Here and Adrian Nicole LeBlancâs Random Family. But to praise the bookâs considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers.â âSan Francisco Chronicle
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âWell researched and smoothly written, Bernsteinâs book pumps up awareness of the problems, provides a checklist for what needs to be done and also cites organizations like the Osborne Society that provide parenting and literacy classes, counseling and support. The message is clear: taking family connections into account âholds particular promise for restoring a social fabric rent by both crime and punishment.ââ âPublishers Weekly, starred review