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Commodifying Carceral Connection: A Visual Criminology Analysis of Private Telecommunication Service Provider Tactics

Telephone calls have long been the primary method for the incarcerated to communicate with the non-incarcerated. Now, private telecommunication service providers (PTSPs) market this service – and more – to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public in the U.S. To date, little research has examined the impact of this new arrangement.

Using a visual criminology approach, we ask:

1) How do PTSPs market their services and products to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public? 2) How do PTSP marketing strategies justify profiting from the criminal justice system?

Extensions of this project were presented at the Annual Meeting for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair (URCAF), and Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Conference.

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Work Title Commodifying Carceral Connection: A Visual Criminology Analysis of Private Telecommunication Service Provider Tactics
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Creators
  1. Meghan Koza
  2. Marianna Di Balsamo
  3. Jazzmine McCauley
  4. Mykala M. McGill
  5. Alexander Kinney
  6. Nicholas J. Rowland
  7. Nathan Kruis
License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)
Work Type Poster
Acknowledgments
  1. Extensions of this project were presented at the Annual Meeting for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair (URCAF), and Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Conference.
Publication Date April 2024
DOI doi:10.26207/tzzb-2t94
Deposited January 17, 2025

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    January 17, 2025 10:27 by njr12

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  • Updated Description, Publication Date Show Changes

    January 17, 2025 10:29 by njr12

    Description
    • Telephone calls have long been the primary method for the incarcerated to communicate with the non-incarcerated. Now, private telecommunication service providers (PTSPs) market this service – and more – to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public in the U.S. To date, little research has examined the impact of this new arrangement.
    • Using a visual criminology approach, we ask:
    • 1) How do PTSPs market their services and products to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public?
    • 2) How do PTSP marketing strategies justify profiting from the criminal justice system?
    Publication Date
    • 2024-04
  • Updated Acknowledgments Show Changes

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

    Acknowledgments
    • Extensions of this project were presented at the Annual Meeting for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair (URCAF), and Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Conference.
  • Added Creator Meghan Koza

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator Marianna Di Balsamo

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator Jazzmine McCauley

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator Mykala M. McGill

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator Alexander Kinney

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator NICHOLAS JAMES ROWLAND

    January 17, 2025 10:32 by njr12

  • Added Creator Nathan Kruis

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  • Added Prison Phone Project Poster (5) (1).pdf

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  • Renamed Creator Nicholas J. Rowland Show Changes

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    • NICHOLAS JAMES ROWLAND
    • Nicholas J. Rowland

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  • Updated Description Show Changes

    February 06, 2025 16:14 by njr12

    Description
    • Telephone calls have long been the primary method for the incarcerated to communicate with the non-incarcerated. Now, private telecommunication service providers (PTSPs) market this service – and more – to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public in the U.S. To date, little research has examined the impact of this new arrangement.
    • Using a visual criminology approach, we ask:
    • 1) How do PTSPs market their services and products to the incarcerated, to correctional facilities, and to the public?
    • 2) How do PTSP marketing strategies justify profiting from the criminal justice system?
    • 2) How do PTSP marketing strategies justify profiting from the criminal justice system?
    • Extensions of this project were presented at the Annual Meeting for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair (URCAF), and Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Conference.
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  • Added Poster Appendix.pdf

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    July 28, 2025 16:10 by avs5190

  • Deleted Prison Phone Project Poster (5) (1).pdf

    July 28, 2025 16:11 by avs5190

  • Deleted Poster Appendix.pdf

    July 28, 2025 16:11 by avs5190

  • Added AccessibleCopy_2-24_IC_Solutions.pdf

    July 28, 2025 16:11 by avs5190

  • Added AccessibleCopy_2-24_Prison_Phone_Project_Poster.pdf

    July 28, 2025 16:11 by avs5190

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    July 28, 2025 16:11 by avs5190