Prison Hashtags

Jan Haldipur (Author) Jan Haldipur is Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of No Place on the Corner: The Costs of Aggressive Policing. Calvin John Smiley (Author) Calvin John Smiley is Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College-City University of New York. He is the author of Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition and co-editor of Prisoner Reentry in the 21st Century: Critical Perspectives of Coming Home.

"A major contribution to post-digital sociology and criminology, Haldipur and Smiley vividly explore how social media weaves its way between prison and the street, past incarceration and future aspiration. Whether archiving street culture, supporting those inside or seeking greater justice, digital content has radically altered key aspects of contemporary incarceration and re-entry. This book is an essential read for those looking to understand this new reality."-- "Jonathan Ilan, author of Understanding Street Culture: Poverty, Crime, Youth and Cool" "Jan Haldipur and Calvin John Smiley break new ground as they explore the myriad ways social media enables incarcerated and formerly incarcerated folks to bypass social, economic, and political barriers, from behind the scenes footage of prison life and activism, to social media marketing and entrepreneurship. Prison Hashtags not only depends our understanding of the oppressive function of prisons, but also introduces innovative grassroots usage of new media to build community, challenge dominant narratives, and share the stories of a group that has been intentionally silenced and forgotten."-- "Rob Eschmann, author of When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age"