The development of working prisons: transforming inmates from the Lumpenproletariat to the contingent workforce?

FLETCHER, Del (2011). The development of working prisons: transforming inmates from the Lumpenproletariat to the contingent workforce? British journal of community justice, 9 (1/2), 111-124.

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Abstract

Policy-makers are currently seeking to transform prison regimes so that they prepare prisoners for the labour market. However, this article shows that the alleged poor work ethic of prisoners has traditionally been viewed as a key element in their classification as the 'undeserving poor' and that economic transformation has relegated many to the margins of the labour force. This raises important questions about the role of prison in the post-industrial labour market. The author argues that prison simultaneously houses the growing surplus population resulting from capital's unceasing drive for profit and becomes a lucrative new market which has transformed some prisoners into an economic resource.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Page Range: 111-124
Depositing User: Hilary Ridgway
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2012 09:52
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 10:15
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4689

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