The Prison and the Factory (40th Anniversary Edition)

1. “The Prison and the Factory” Revisited (2017): Penality and the Critique of Political Economy Between Marx and Foucault
Dario Melossi

Part 1. Prison and Labour in Europe and Italy During the Formation of the Capitalist Mode of Production Dario Melossi

2. Creation of the Modern Prison in England and Europe (1550–1850)
Dario Melossi

3. Genesis of the Prison in Italy
Dario Melossi

Part 2. The Penitentiary Invention: The US Experience of the First Half of the Nineteenth Century Massimo Pavarini

4. The Jacksonian Era: Economic Development, Marginality and Social Control Policy
Massimo Pavarini

5. The Penitentiary as a Model of the Ideal Society
Massimo Pavarini

6. Conclusions: Contractual Reason and Disciplinary Necessity at the Basis of Punishment by Deprivation of Liberty
Massimo Pavarini

7. Understanding Punishment Today (2017): The Prison Without the Factory
Massimo Pavarini

Keywords: Popular Science, Popular Social Sciences, Prison and Punishment, Crime and Society, Criminological Theory, Human Rights and Crime, Crime Control and Security