The cultural commodification of prisons

Part of a special issue on critical resistance to the prison-industrial complex. The writer discusses the cultural commodification of prisons. He contends that the commodification of prison occurs when prison culture itself is sold and marketed for mass consumption. He also explores the social and p...

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1. VerfasserIn: Wright, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2000
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2000, Band: 27, Heft: 3, Seiten: 15-21
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United States > Social conditions
Imprisonment
Popular culture > United States
Prisons > United States
Prisons
Corrections (Criminal justice administration)
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Zusammenfassung:Part of a special issue on critical resistance to the prison-industrial complex. The writer discusses the cultural commodification of prisons. He contends that the commodification of prison occurs when prison culture itself is sold and marketed for mass consumption. He also explores the social and political impact of this cultural commodification of prison.
ISSN:2327-641X