# Caged - Hardcover

by **N New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperative** (Author), **Chris Hedges** (Introduction by), **Boris Franklin** (Introduction by)

This poignant play, written by current and formerly incarcerated authors, uses gripping truths and soulful dialogue to reveal the human cost of America's for-profit justice system. The story follows Omar, pulled back into the prison system after trying to lift his family out of poverty, who struggles to maintain a sense of humanity while fighting to keep his loved ones close.

According to NJ.com, "From institutionalized racism to addiction to the prison-industrial complex, this is a play about a great many large, pressing social challenges, but at its core it is a play about one family and its struggles to remain united as their world steadily crumbles. Impactful, warm, and unrelenting, this play that began as an experiment turns out to be an excellent examination of the human cost of a harsh and inhospitable world."

  

For every print copy of Caged purchased from Haymarket Books through June 1, Haymarket will donate a copy of the book to prisoners and their families working with the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium (NJ-STEP).

  

All profits from the book will go to a prison re-entry fund run by The Second Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, New Jersey to help the playwrights secure housing and continue their schooling upon release.

### Author Biography

**The New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperative** is a committee that includes not only the 28 formerly incarcerated participants but also six theater professionals, who worked on the script's development.

**Chris Hedges** is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, _Truthdig_ columnist and host of the Emmy Award--winning RT America show _On Contact._ He is the author of the bestsellers _American Fascists_ and _Days of Destruction_, _Days of Revolt_, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for _War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning_. His most recent book is _America: the Farewell Tour,_ published in 2018. He teaches in college credit courses in prisons in New Jersey.

**Number of Pages:** 122

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** March 24, 2020

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- **Price:** 16.0 USD
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