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Labor Unions for Prison Inmates: An Analysis of a Recent Proposal for the Organization of Inmate Labor
About: This article is published in Buffalo Law Review.The article was published on 1972-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prison.
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01 Jan 2006TL;DR: The early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-60s, 1970s-1990s, and the power to punish: the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: 1. The prison and the gallows: the construction of the carceral state in America 2. Law, order, and alternative explanations 3. Unlocking the past: the nationalization and politicization of law and order 4. The carceral state and the welfare state: the comparative politics of victims 5. Not the usual suspects: feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement 6. The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy 7. From rights to revolution: prison activism and penal policy 8. Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-60s 9. The power to punish: the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today 10. Conclusion: whither the carceral state.
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TL;DR: Inmates' unions have been opposed by state officials as discussed by the authors and a number of tactics have been employed to weaken them, and no constitutional or statutory provisions deal specifically with the right of prisoners to unionize, that right probably depends upon the union's ability to demonstrate that it does not threaten institutional security.
Abstract: Inmate militancy has evolved from rioting to nonviolent forms of protest and, more recently, to union organizing activities. Prisoners' unions have been opposed by state officials. and a number of tactics have been employed to weaken them Although no constitutional or statutory provisions deal specifically with the right of prisoners to unionize, that right probably depends upon the union's ability to demonstrate that it does not threaten institutional security and would not significantly alter the existing power structure. Prisoners' unions could represent a more participatory and open form of bargaining than currently exists in prisons
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TL;DR: The history of prisoners' movements is one of protest, conflict, and dissension within the ranks, as much as against the &dquo;establishments&dqo; they seek to reform as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: *Dr. Huff is Assistant Professor, Program in Social Ecology, University of Cal. ifornia, Irvine The history of prisoners’ movements is one of protest, conflict, and dissension within the ranks, as much as against the &dquo;establishments&dquo; they seek to reform. Although there certainly has been diffusion, there is no monolithic &dquo;prisoners’ movement.&dquo; There are, rather, several distinct movements around the world, some of which
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Dissertation•
01 Jan 1976
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...…much research and discussion, the prisoners were advised to seek recognition as a ’public employee’s union’ under New York’s "Taylor’s Law" (52) Paul Comeau (1972) op. cit. p.965-7 (53) see Mark Dowie,"Unionising Prison Labour", in 'Social Policy', July/August 1973 p.57-60 since the prisoners…...
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01 Jun 2006
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