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Orange-Collar Labor - Work and Inequality in Prison (Hardcover)
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Orange-Collar Labor - Work and Inequality in Prison (Hardcover)
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A critical and cutting-edge examination of modern prison labor The
United States is home to the most expansive prison system on Earth.
In addition to holding nearly a quarter of the world's legal
captives, this nation puts them to work. Close to two-thirds of
those held in U.S. state prisons hold some sort of job while
incarcerated. For these imprisoned people, the carceral institution
is not only a place of punishment, but a workplace as well. Yet,
very little is known about the world of work behind bars. In order
to illuminate the "black box" that is modern prison labor, this
book marshals 18 months of ethnographic observations within one of
America's medium-security prisons as well as 82 interviews with
currently-incarcerated men and the institutional staff members
tasked with overseeing them. Pulling together these accounts, it
paints a picture of daily labors on the inside, showing that not
all prison jobs are the same, nor are all imprisoned workers
treated equally. While some find value and purpose in
higher-paying, more desirable jobs, others struggle against
monotony and hardship in lower-paying, deskilled work assignments.
The result is a stratified prison employment system in which race,
ethnicity, nationality, and social class help determine one's
position in the labor hierarchy and, as a result, their experiences
of incarceration and ability to prepare for release. Through
insightful first-hand perspectives and rich ethnographic detail,
Orange-Collar Labor takes the reader inside the prison workplace,
illustrating the formal prison economy as well as the informal
black market on which many rely to survive. Highlighting moments of
struggle and suffering, as well as hard work, cooperation,
resistance, and dignity in harsh environments, it documents the
lives of America's working prisoners so often obscured from view.
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