Prison Labour

Download or read book Prison Labour written by Dirk van Zyl Smit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999, this collection of articles responds to the controversial debate on whether prison labour constitutes betterment or slave labour. The volume is a stock-taking exercise designed to elicit basic information as a foundation for reconsidering fixed assumptions about prison labour. This controversial issue has had sometimes diametrically opposed claims about it over the years. Contributors examine the issue within the context of a range of countries, alongside broader perspectives on international elements and reflections.