SOC313H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Industrial Revolution, San Pedro Prison, Scientific Revolution
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Readings: excerpt from david garland"s the culture of control. Prisons vary enormously from country to country: can be because of the individual institutions culture, or just be from one person"s philosophy/principles. How they want it to be run. How they want the outcome to be. Norway: relaxed prison, housed martha stewart, incarceration: 71/100,00, why does norway offer these nice prisons yet have such small incarceration numbers , driving legislation. Philippines detention center: viral youtube video from the prison: prisoners dancing to thriller. Ideal of success: unsanitary, overcrowding, leading to fights, lacking in health care. India has a very low incarceration rate (33/100,000) India often seen as an ideal to strive towards: children living with their mothers in prisons. Might be seen as commonplace around the world: conditions women face. Backlog system, could take a year to get on trial. Stigma: women might not want to testify because of that stigma.
