Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex

Ethical and Political Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-35917-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 145 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

offers a philosophical inquiry into the multispecies realities of incarceration. Drawing on abolitionist thought, critical animal studies, and intersectional feminist philosophy, Kelly Struthers Montford and Chloë Taylor interrogate the ethical and ontological assumptions underpinning prison animal programs. These programs—often celebrated for their rehabilitative effects—are critically examined as sites of disciplinary power, anthropocentric logic, and carceral normalization. The authors explore how relationships between incarcerated humans and animals are shaped by colonial histories, species hierarchies, and the biopolitics of captivity. The book challenges readers to rethink concepts of care, autonomy, and justice beyond the confines of the prison-industrial complex and envisions transformative justice alternatives that center the lived experiences and species-specific needs of all animals. This volume offers a bold and original contribution to debates on abolition and the future of carceral reform.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Struthers Montford, Kelly

Taylor, Chloë

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gesellschaft & Tiere
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Prisons as Spaces of Multispecies Repression.- Chapter 3: Prison Horse Programs.- Chapter 4: Prison Dog Programs.- Chapter 5: Prison Cat Programs.- Chapter 6: Intersectional and Abolitionist Critiques of Prison Animal Programs.- Chapter 7: Conclusions: Prison Animal Programs, Transformative Justice, and Non-Reformist Reforms.

Über Autor(innen)

Kelly Struthers Montford is Associate Professor of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University

Chloë Taylor is Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta