James Gacek
Portable Prisons: Electronic Monitoring and the Creation of Carceral Territory
Portable Prisons: Electronic Monitoring and the Creation of Carceral Territory
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The book Portable Prisons explores the use of electronic monitoring of offenders, highlighting its carceral nature and its overlap with the experiences of prisoners. It emphasizes the neoliberal state's outsourcing of punishment to private corporations and rejects the idea of "soft" punishment as related to decarceration.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2022
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
The pervasive presence of surveillance, punishment, and control within and outside of spaces like jails, prisons, and detention centers indicates that the carceral is becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of our lives, surpassing historical standards. The contemporary use of electronic monitoring extends the carceral territory beyond prison walls, invading the privacy of individuals' homes and daily lives.
Empirically and empathetically driven, Portable Prisons is a compelling exploration of the electronic monitoring of offenders based on an ethnographic case study from Scotland. It is essential to understand electronic monitoring, both in intent and effect, as a carceral practice, a manifestation of the carceral state, and its expansive punitive capabilities. James Gacek's work demonstrates that various individuals experience punishment through restrictions on mobility, space, and time, which closely align with the reported experiences of interviewed prisoners. He also highlights how the neoliberal state outsources the labor of punishment to private corporations and the punished themselves, rejecting the notion that "soft" punishment is somehow connected to the movement for decarceration.
Portable Prisons offers an original contribution to our understanding of the geography of incarceration, providing a sophisticated account of electronic monitoring. It underscores the growing significance of this field, highlighting the need for further research and analysis in this area.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228008286
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