Die Wiederkehr der kommerziellen Gefängnisarbeit in den USA / The return of commercial prison labor in the US

During the age of Fordism, prison labor for commercial purposes was outlawed in the United States. Since the end of the 1970 s prison labor for commercial purposes has been legalized again and now flourishes. The article highlights various elements of the prison labor discourse and its resilience is...

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Published inLeviathan (Düsseldorf) Vol. 44; no. 4; p. 536
Main Authors Scherrer, Christoph, Shah, Anil
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Baden-Baden Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co KG 01.01.2016
Subjects
African Americans
Convict labor
Fordism
Immigrants
Labor force
Latin American cultural groups
Racism
Resilience
United States > US
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Summary:During the age of Fordism, prison labor for commercial purposes was outlawed in the United States. Since the end of the 1970 s prison labor for commercial purposes has been legalized again and now flourishes. The article highlights various elements of the prison labor discourse and its resilience is explained with the mutually supportive arguments: disciplining the superfluous labor force, increasing public budgetary constraints, the influence of the lobby of the private prison industry and especially racism, which targets not only the black population but also Latin American immigrants.
ISSN:0340-0425
1861-8588