Prison Worlds: An Ethnography of the Carceral Condition by Didier Fassin (review) (original) (raw)

Prison Worlds: An Ethnography of the Carceral Condition by Didier Fassin offers a critical exploration of the contemporary French penal system through an ethnographic lens. Grounded in seven months of fieldwork, the book examines the everyday experiences of prisoners and the systemic injustices perpetuated by punitive policies against marginalized populations. Fassin's work emphasizes the importance of ethnography in understanding the complexities of imprisonment, urging readers to confront moral questions surrounding social exile and the implications of a society structured around incarceration.