#penalstate — Public Fediverse posts
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From Welfare to Control
The Criminalisation of Poverty* "The NT government has announced plans for a new 1,200-bed men's prison that will be built, financed and operated by a private company."
"According to data from the Productivy Commission from February this year there are currently eight privately operated prisons in Australia, located across New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/nt-new-privately-operated-mens-prison-announced-clp-gov/107044994* Punishing the Poor, The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity, : Loïc Wacquant >>
https://www.dukeupress.edu/punishing-the-poor
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