Lois Ahrens

Comics can’t change to world, right? If you agree, read “The Real Cost of Prisons Comix” (PM Press www.pmpress ISBN 978-1-60486-034-4) and you will change your mind. This book combines graphic novel plot and punch with the facts that make the stories real. From the economic impact of a new prison in town to nasty differences in drug laws and how they affect different groups to the affects of law enforcement on women and the what happens to children of prisoners. One story focuses how show more sex workers are targeted even when they want to stop and how women are often prosecuted for crimes that the men in their lives commit. The letters from readers are a must read. And this comic lays out ways to fix the problem. show less