
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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License | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) |
Work Type | Poster |
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Publication Date | April 2024 |
DOI | doi:10.26207/tzzb-2t94 |
Deposited | January 17, 2025 |
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