![]() ![]() ![]() A major field that profited from full prisons was medical research, which until 1974 used prisoners for experiments with minimal restrictions. have been rising exponentially, evoking huge public concern about their proliferation, their recent privatisation and their promise of enormous profits. D375 2003 Since the 1980s prison construction and incarceration rates in the U.S. Davis Publication date 2003 Usage CC0 1. Davis Call Number: Africana Library HV9471. The relationships within the prison industrial complex are so vast, Davis states, that entities who appear far-removed from the justice system are invested in increasing incarceration. Davis : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Y. Beyond technology, Davis sees similarities between the prison system’s profits and the military’s profits, which come at the expense of social damage-usually to communities of color. Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete 77 likes Like The prison has become a black hole into which the detritus of contemporary capitalism is deposited. Davis describes the enduring connections between the prison industrial complex and the military industrial complex, using the “Law Enforcement Technology in the 21st Century” conference as an example. ![]() She argues that the dramatic increase in prison populations isn’t due to an exponential increase in crime but rather because prisons are “driven by ideologies of racism and the pursuit of profit” (84). Davis defines the prison industrial complex as the complex and manifold relationships between prisons, corporations, governments, and the media that perpetuate rising incarceration rates. ![]()
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