CRIM 3656 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Labour Power, Australian Immigration Detention Facilities, Collective Bargaining
22 Apr 2017
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The political economy of punishment and canadian prison labour: Inmates earn sh. 30 per hour for their labour (top of the pay scale) Justifications for prison labour in canada and the various types of prison labour schemes that exist. Prison labour was valued for its contributions to carceral institutions. Prison administrators tried to offset the costs by selling prison-made goods or using them as labour. The teaching of these skills could undermine deterrence. The canadian government justifies prison labour for its benefit to the prisoner, community, and economy. Corcan, the federal prison industry program, stated that this program serves as cost-effective rehabilitative schemesit enhances public safety by reducing recidivism. By providing inmates with the opportunity to work in meaningful jobs, offenders are offered opportunities to rehabilitate. Despite the state"s confidence in the value of prison labour, there is empirical evidence revealing that prison labour is ineffective in reducing recidivism. There is an ideological commitment that prisoners should work and receive training.
