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Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex: Ethical and Political Perspectives

Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex: Ethical and Political Perspectives

Struthers Montford, Kelly
Taylor, Chloë

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave MacMillan Animal Ethics

PhilosophyZoology

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 31, 2026

ISBN10: 3032359171
ISBN13: 9783032359179
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Oct 31 2026
Pages: 145
Language: English

Animals and the Prison Industrial Complex 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.

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