Tag: Prison
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We’re not just tough on crime, we’re addicted to it
The 1980s and 1990s were a golden era for those who believe that the path to a just society is paved with prison cells and cheap labor. Let us embark on a journey through this misguided epoch, where the so-called “tough on crime” policies collided spectacularly with the age-old American tradition of exploiting captive labor.…
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the hormone hustle
We’re about to embark on a time-traveling, mind-bending journey through the evolution of normalization, biopolitics, and the wild world of hormones. From Foucault’s philosophical bombshells to Nicola Pende’s hormone-fueled science experiments, this is a story that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about “normal.” Act I: The Birth of Biopower (18th Century) Picture…
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Reconstructing slavery again and again
The red flags indicate red flags. Any serious movement to abolish slavery must stand firm in its conviction that there can be no compromise when it comes to human freedom. All forms of slavery and involuntary servitude must be eradicated without exception. Throughout history, attempts to abolish slavery have been undermined by loopholes, exceptions, and…
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Dr. Leo Stanley
Let it be known throughout the land that Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley, a man of most peculiar proclivities, did preside over San Quentin’s medical realm from the year of our Lord 1913 to 1951. This self-proclaimed surgeon, bereft of true surgical experience, did embark upon a crusade most bizarre. With a scalpel in his hand…
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The Dark Side of the Scalpel: A Sinister History of Prison Plastic Surgery
In the shadows of correctional facilities, a chilling chapter of medical history unfolded – one that modern narratives conveniently gloss over. Prison plastic surgery programs, far from being benign attempts at rehabilitation, were rooted in disturbing practices that blurred the lines between science and sadism. The Beautification Delusion The origins of these programs stretch back…
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Saint-Lazare Prison was originally a leprosarium and then a prison and then a hospital now marked by the Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. History Originally a leprosarium was founded on the road from Paris to Saint-Denis at the boundary of the marshy area of the former River Seine bank in the 12th century. It was ceded on 7 January 1632 to St. Vincent de Paul and the Congregation of the Mission he had founded. At this stage, it became a place…
