Josh Page
@joshpage.bsky.social
Sociology prof. at Univ. of Minnesota. Law, Criminal Punishment, Politics, and Labor. New book: Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal Justice.
Doesn't sound half bad. :)
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Doesn't sound half bad. :)
C, all of the above (at the same time)
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
C, all of the above (at the same time)
Reposted by Josh Page
The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
I read that as Heartworming stuff.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I read that as Heartworming stuff.
Thanks for sharing! Wayward Puritans was one of the first books I read on punishment (of course, it was about much more than that). It was the first Durkheimian analysis of the nature and functions of penal rituals I studied (other than Durkheim's own work). RIP
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Thanks for sharing! Wayward Puritans was one of the first books I read on punishment (of course, it was about much more than that). It was the first Durkheimian analysis of the nature and functions of penal rituals I studied (other than Durkheim's own work). RIP