Work and the Carceral State

'This book is an illuminating interrogation into captive labour, disposable workforce and state harm. Grasping the intricacies of labour, immigration, capital and criminalisation, this thought-provoking work will revolutionise our understanding of the carceral state' -- Fidelis Chebe, Director, Migrant Action 'A magnificent piece of scholarship. It is eloquently written, meticulously researched and filled with profound insights: an instant classic' -- Dr David Scott, The Open University and author of 'For Abolition' 'A brilliant study of carceral labour as a form of neoliberal statecraft with deep historical roots that haunt it today' -- Avery F. Gordon Visiting Professor Birkbeck School of Law and author of 'The Hawthorn Archive: Letters from the Utopian Margins' 'Brilliant - shows how carceral labour shapes the world of work in ways that are more important than we have ever acknowledged, and adds an indispensable dimension to our understanding of capitalism. Read this book and learn how the strategies deployed in prisons and in immigration detention centres spread into labour markets in ways that discipline all of us' -- David Whyte, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Liverpool and co-editor of 'The Violence of Austerity' 'Compelling, compassionate and original. It highlights the hidden scandal of, and resistance to, carceral labour in the haunted environment of immigration removal centres' -- Professor Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University 'Academically rigorous, rich in detail and makes an important contribution to our understanding of carceral labour' -- Dr Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London 'Brings debates on prison labour to a new level of theoretical sophistication, insightfully exploring its modern-day, reworked manifestations across the various spheres of the carceral state and laying bare its crucial role as a form of statecraft' -- Jose A. Brandariz, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of A Coruna, Spain