What is it about?
The paper explores how market-driven approaches are influencing how prisons are managed. It focuses on the connection between neoliberal policies (emphasizing privatization and economic efficiency) and the rise of private prisons. Instead of the state stepping back, the study questions how the neoliberal state regulates, creating profit opportunities. It suggests that the push for economic efficiency in prisons, driven by neoliberal policies, prioritizes profit over rehabilitating prisoners. This turns prisoners into a means of earning or cheap labor within the broader influence of neoliberal thinking in society.
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Why is it important?
This study unveils the profit-oriented dynamics driving prison transformations. It sheds light on the impact of market-driven penal approaches on the quality and outcomes of prison services, questioning the true motives behind the rise of private prisons and their consequences on rehabilitation goals.
Perspectives
Collaborating with my colleagues and co-authors, we delved into the impact of neoliberal policies on prison privatization. Unraveling the complex web of market-driven penal approaches was both enlightening and crucial for understanding societal dynamics and prison system in general. I trust our work will initiateinsightful conversations on these transformative processes. ************************** This research was supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 7750249, Project title: Assessment and possibilities for improving the quality of prison life of prisoners in the Republic of Serbia: Criminological-penological, psychological, sociological, legal and security aspects (PrisonLIFE).
Dr Milena D Milićević
Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research
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This page is a summary of: Neoliberal Penal Policy and Prison Privatization, Društvene i humanističke studije (Online), April 2023, University of Tuzla,
DOI: 10.51558/2490-3647.2023.8.1.595.
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