In dieser Folge spreche ich weiter über den Prison Industrial Complex und darüber, welche privaten Unternehmen wie von Gefängnissen profitieren.

Timestamps:

00:00 - 06:00: Opening und Einleitung

06:00 - 10:24: Wie der Kapitalismus und die Privatisierung der Wirtschaft Menschen entmenschlicht

11:00 - 23:00: TRIGGERWARNUNG: Entmenschlichende Beschreibungen und Experimente/Versuche an Menschen. Die Versuche von Dr. Klingman

23:00 - 37:44: TRIGGERWARNUNG: Misshandlungen von Inmates, Gewalt, Folter und Rassismus. CoreCivic & das „Brazoria Tape“

37:44 - 47:00: TRIGGERWARNUNG: Tod eines Menschen, Rassismus. Wackenshut, G4S und Menschenrechtsverletzungen

47:00 - 57:41: Der globale Prison Industrial Complex. Wie US Gefängnisse und der Profit damit die Welt beeinflusst und was wir dagegen tun können

Quellen:

Addameer. (n.d.) Stop G4S. Available at: https://addameer.ps/Campaign/StopG4S (Accessed: 25 October 2025). addameer.ps

Davis, A. Y. (2003) Are Prisons Obsolete? New York: Seven Stories Press. Bibguru+2Colorado Mountain College+2

Deutschlandfunk. (2016, 9 December) ‘Private Gefängnisbetreiber in den USA – Warum CoreCivic auf Präsident Trump hofft’, Deutschlandfunk. Available at: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/private-gefaengnisbetreiber-in-den-usa-warum-corecivic-auf-100.html (Accessed: 25 October 2025).

G4S. (2018) Secure Solutions USA Data Sheet. Available at: https://www.g4s.com/en-us/-/media/g4s/usa/files/brochures/secure_solutions_usa_data_sheet.ashx (Accessed: 25 October 2025). g4s.com

G4S. (n.d.) Global – G4S. Available at: https://www.g4s.com (Accessed: 25 October 2025). g4s.com

INQUEST. (2013) ‘Coroner for the inquest into the death of Jimmy Mubenga publishes critical Rule 43 report’, INQUEST. 5 August. Available at: https://www.inquest.org.uk/jimmy-mubenga-coroner-rule-43-report-published(Accessed: 25 October 2025). inquest.org.uk

History – INQUEST. (n.d.) ‘Jimmy Mubenga: Case Profile’, INQUEST History. Available at: https://history.inquest.org.uk/case-profiles/jimmy-mubenga/ (Accessed: 25 October 2025).

Investigate – AFSC. (n.d.) ‘G4S plc’, AFSC Investigate. Available at: https://investigate.afsc.org/company/g4s(Accessed: 25 October 2025). investigate.afsc.org

The Intercept. (2019, 24 December) ‘Mike Bloomberg 2020: Prison labour’, The Intercept. Available at: https://theintercept.com/2019/12/24/mike-bloomberg-2020-prison-labor/ (Accessed: 25 October 2025).

(Note: link accessible but page gave an internal error on our fetch.)

CoreCivic. (n.d.) CoreCivic: Better the Public Good. Available at: https://www.corecivic.com (Accessed: 25 October 2025).

In dieser Folge spreche ich über den Prison Industrial Complex, was ein komplexes Gebilde aus Politik, Ökonomie und Gesellschaft bezeichnet und wie dies mit Mass Incarceration, dem War on Drugs und The New Jim Crow zusammenhängt.

Timestamps:

00:00 - 06:00: Opening und Einleitung

06:00 - 17:00: Angela Davis, Normalisierung von Gefängnissen und Kriminalisierung von Menschen

17:00 - 31:00: Zusammenhänge zwischen Prison Industrial Complex, dem War on Drugs und systemische Kritik

31:00 - 45:00: Symbiose von Prison Industrial Complex und Military Industrial Complex

45:00 - 01:01:39: Unternehmen, die öffentlich bekannt, Prison Labour nutzen: Von Victorias Secret bis American Airlines

01:01:38 - 01:09:22: Zitate von Inmates bezüglich Ausbeutung und Modern Slavery

Quellen:

Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Atomwaffenhersteller. Available at: https://atombombengeschaeft.de/atomwaffenhersteller/alliant-techsystems/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Bloomberg. Company Profile: 0569430D:US. Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0569430D:US?embedded-checkout=true (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Davis, A. Y. (2003) Are Prisons Obsolete? New York: Seven Stories Press. Available at: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/213837/are-prisons-obsolete-by-angela-y-davis/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). Fall China: Zwangsarbeit Uigurinnen*. Available at: https://www.ecchr.eu/fall/china-zwangsarbeit-uighuren/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Global Exchange. Economy / Coffee / 2002 / ITT 030102. Available at: https://globalexchange.org/economy/coffee/2002/itt030102.html (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Malta Justice Initiative. 12 major corporations benefiting from the prison-industrial complex. Available at: https://maltajusticeinitiative.org/12-major-corporations-benefiting-from-the-prison-industrial-complex-2/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Nike. FY24 Statement On Forced Labor, Child Labor, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery. Available at: https://media.about.nike.com/files/d08f72a8-49c9-4d2d-822e-557642aab7f3/Nike---FY24-Statement-On-Forced-Labor-Child-Labor-Human-Trafficking-and-Modern-Slavery.pdf (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Payne Seminary. Prison Labor: Solutions Toolkit. Available at: https://payneseminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Prison-Labor-Solutions-Toolkit.pdf (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Platform Mag. Prison labor on our plates and in our closets. Available at: https://www.platformmag.net/blog1/prison-labor-on-our-plates-and-in-our-closets (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

Truthout. Major brands like McDonald’s, Kroger and Coca-Cola linked to forced prison labor. Available at: https://truthout.org/articles/major-brands-like-mcdonalds-kroger-and-coca-cola-linked-to-forced-prison-labor/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Superfund Site Profile – 0503840. Available at: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Contams&id=0503840 (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

USAFacts. How many states use private prisons?. Available at: https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-states-use-private-prisons/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

3M Company. Defense Markets – US. Available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/defense-markets-us/ (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

3M Company. SEC Filings – Financials. Available at: https://investors.3m.com/financials/sec-filings/content.pdf (Last accessed: 23 October 2025).

In der Folge spreche ich darum, wieso das US-Gefängnissystem rassistisch ist und wieso dies als „New Jim Crow“, also die Fortführung der Sklaverei, bezeichnet werden kann. Grundlage dieser Folge ist hauptsächlich das Buch „The New Jim Crow“ von Michelle Alexander. In den Quellen unten selbstverständlich verlinkt.

TW: In dieser Folge geht es um Rassismus. Ich verwende Begriffe wie „Rasse“ und „Sklaverei“ ausschließlich im historischen Kontext.

Timestamps:

00:00 - 9:00: Intro und Einleitung

9:00 - 29:00: Die Geschichte der Sklaverei

29:00 - 36:00: Die Jim-Crow-Gesetze

36:00 - 01:05:00: The New Jim Crow

Quellen:

Marx, K. (2008) Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie. Band 1–3. Berlin: Karl Dietz Verlag. Karl Dietz Verlag Berlin

Chase, R. T. (2012) '“Slaves of the State” Revolt: Southern Prison Labor and a Prison-Made Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1980', in R. H. Zieger (ed.) Life and Labor in the New New South. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, pp. 177–213. DOI: 10.5744/florida/9780813037950.003.0007 (online edn, Florida Scholarship Online). Accessed 9 Oct. 2025. OUP Academic+1

Clarke, D. and Everet, S. (1998) The History of American Slavery. North Dighton, MA: World Publications, Incorporated. Google Bücher

Tischauser, L. V. (2012) Jim Crow Laws (Landmarks of the American Mosaic). Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. Amazon

Hillebrink, S. (2008) The Right to Self-Determination and Post-Colonial Governance: The Case of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press. WorldCat

Klinkers, I. and Oostindie, G. (2003) Decolonising the Caribbean: Dutch Policies in a Comparative Perspective. London: Routledge. Routledge

Alexander, M. (2016) The New Jim Crow. Masseninhaftierung und Rassismus in den USA. Übers. Gabriele Gockel & Thomas Wollermann. München: Verlag Antje Kunstmann.

In dieser Folge spreche ich über die bekanntesten Ausbrüche aus dem Folsom State Prison, sowie über Missstände in New Folsom.

Bitte beachtet die Triggerwarnungen mit den Time Stamps!

00:00 - 12:00: Intro & Einleitung

12:00 - 17:00: The Great Train Escape

17:00 - 21:00: The Dummy Escape

21:00 - 33:00: The Most Wanted Man-Escape (Korrektur: ich sage über Goodwin, dass das FBI nicht mehr nach ihm suchen würde. Tatsächlich haben sie seinen Namen wieder auf die Most Wanted Liste gesetzt for whatever reason. Quelle findet ihr unten.)

33:00 - 40:00: TRIGGERWARNUNG Tod eines Menschen. Die Geschichte von Carl Reese

40:00 - 54:00: TRIGGERWARNUNG Gewalt, psychische Belastungen, traumatische Erlebnisse, Erwähnung von Suizid. Der Prison Journalism Artikel von A.L. Blake „Old Folsom was the end of line“

54:00 - 01:12:10: TRIGGERWARNUNG Polizeigewalt bzw. Gewalt durch Gefängnispersonal, Gewalt, Tod, explizite Beschreibung vom Tod eines Menschen. Die Misshandlungen in New Folsom

Quellen:

Nguyen, M. (2023) How to Write a Letter to an Incarcerated Person. Innocence Project. Verfügbar unter: https://innocenceproject.org/news/how-to-write-a-letter-to-an-incarcerated-person/

Small, J. & Lewis, S. (2024) Whistleblowers Paint Picture of Violence at New Folsom Prison. KQED. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kqed.org/news/12018761/whistleblowers-paint-picture-of-violence-at-new-folsom-prison

Blake, A.L. (2021) Old Folsom State Prison Was the End of the Line. Prison Journalism Project. Verfügbar unter: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2021/05/18/old-folsom-state-prison-was-the-end-of-the-line/

Small, J. & Lewis, S. (2024) ‘How to Kill a Cop’: Death, Despair and Corruption in California’s Most Violent Prison. KQED. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kqed.org/news/12017652/how-to-kill-a-cop-death-despair-and-corruption-in-californias-most-violent-prison

The Sacramento Bee (2025) [Article on Local Crime and Folsom Prison]. Verfügbar unter: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article301505859.html

KCRA News (2025) California State Prison Sacramento Injuries. Verfügbar unter: https://www.kcra.com/article/california-state-prison-sacramento-injuries/64055726

FBI (o.J.) Glen Stewart Godwin. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Verfügbar unter: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/glen-stewart-godwin

History.com (o.J.) A First-Time Offender Ends Up on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. History Channel. Verfügbar unter: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-7/a-first-time-offender-ends-up-on-the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list

Folsom Cash Art Trail (o.J.) 13 Fascinating Facts, Stories, and Tales about Folsom Prison. Verfügbar unter: https://folsomcasharttrail.com/the-trail/blog/13-fascinating-facts-stories-and-tales-about-folsom-prison

Find a Grave (o.J.) Carl Frederic Reese (Memorial 92905672). Verfügbar unter: https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/92905672/carl_frederic-reese

In dieser Folge spreche ich über das Folsom Prison und was Johnny Cash damit zutun hat. Es sind Geschichten über die Entstehung des Folsom Prisons, aber auch Geschichten über die Erfahrungen der Inmates. Über Musik, Politik und Kapitalismus.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - 05:09: Intro und Einleitung

05:10 - 17:19: Folsom Prison Blues

17:19 - 29:50: Geschichte des Folsom Prisons

29:50 - 44:00: Fakten über das Folsom Prison

44:00 - 49:30: Geschichte des Folsom Prison

49:30 - 01:01:00: Glen Sherley, Johnny Cash und die Greystone Chapel

Quellen:

CDCR. (2023, 8 Juni). Explore the history of Folsom Prison. CDCR. Abgerufen von https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2023/06/08/explore-the-history-of-folsom-prison/

Folsom Cash Art Trail. 13 Fascinating Facts, Stories and Tales about Folsom Prison. Abgerufen von https://folsomcasharttrail.com/the-trail/blog/13-fascinating-facts-stories-and-tales-about-folsom-prison

Genius. Johnny Cash – Greystone Chapel Lyrics. Abgerufen von https://genius.com/Johnny-cash-greystone-chapel-lyrics

Flux Magazine. Glen Sherley: When Johnny Cash met the man inside … Abgerufen von https://www.fluxmagazine.com/glen-sherley-johnny-cash/

YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVKhjUHlLs&list=RDkeVKhjUHlLs&start_radio=1

YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU&list=RDAeZRYhLDLeU&start_radio=1

KQED. Songwriter in a Cage: Meet Glen Sherley, Johnny Cash’s Friend in Folsom. Abgerufen von https://www.kqed.org/news/11642653/songwriter-in-a-cage-meet-glen-sherley-johnny-cashs-friend-in-folsom?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Prison Journalism Project. (2021, 18 Mai). Old Folsom State Prison was the end of the line. Abgerufen von https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2021/05/18/old-folsom-state-prison-was-the-end-of-the-line/

YouTube. (o. J.). [Video]. Abgerufen von https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6HMjC1ssZc&list=RDe6HMjC1ssZc&start_radio=1

In dieser Folge spreche ich über das System Mass Incarceration & wie der War on Drugs damit zusammenhängt.

Timestamps:

12:00 - 21:00 Mass Incarceration

21:00 - 49:00 Historische und politische Geschichte des War on Drugs (1. Ausruf des War on Drugs, Controlled Substance Abuse Act, DEA, 1973 Rockefeller Drug Laws NY, 3-Strikes-Rule, Truth-In Sentencing, 100:1 Ungleichheit, Mandatory Minimum, Anti-Drug Abuse Act 1986, 2. Ausruf des War on Drugs)

49:00 - 56:00 Prison Population & Offenses Statistiken

56:00 - 1:01:00 The New Jim Crow

Quellen:

Britannica – War on Drugs
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2025. War on Drugs. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs[Accessed 26 September 2025].

US Sentencing Commission – Individuals in Federal Bureau of Prisons
United States Sentencing Commission, 2025. Individuals in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. [online] Available at: https://www.ussc.gov/research/quick-facts/individuals-federal-bureau-prisons [Accessed 26 September 2025].

Office of Justice Programs – Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
Office of Justice Programs, 1986. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. [online] Available at: https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/anti-drug-abuse-act-1986 [Accessed 26 September 2025].

The Sentencing Project – Mass Incarceration Trends
The Sentencing Project, 2024. Mass Incarceration Trends. [online] Available at: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/mass-incarceration-trends/ [Accessed 26 September 2025].

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI):
National Research Council, 2013. Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary. [online] Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK201966/ [Accessed 26 September 2025].

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP):
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2025. Incarceration. [online] Available at: https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/incarceration [Accessed 26 September 2025].

Vera Institute of Justice:
Dholakia, N., 2025. Mass Incarceration Is a Public Health Crisis. [online] Available at: https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-is-a-public-health-crisis [Accessed 26 September 2025].

Wiley Online Library:
Alexander, M., 2015. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. [online] Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1745-9125.12374 [Accessed 26 September 2025].

The Sentencing Project:
Ghandnoosh, N., 2023. One in Five: Disparities in Crime and Policing. [online] Available at: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-disparities-in-crime-and-policing/ [Accessed 26 September 2025].

Bücher:

1. Dan Berger – Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era:
Berger, D., 2014. Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

1. Michelle Alexander – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness:
Alexander, M., 2010. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: The New Press.

In dieser Folge erkläre ich die Hintergründe dieses Podcasts und erzähle ein bisschen zu meinen Motivationen und warum das US-Gefängnissystem abgeschafft gehört. Begriffe wie Mass Incarceration, War on Drugs, Prison Labor, sowie der Unterschied zwischen State und Federal Prisons und warum Gefängnisse oft als modern slavery bezeichnet werden, erkläre ich hier.

* Prison Walls, nicht Prison Wall

** Sorry für die miese Audioqualität. Ich arbeite daran! Ab Minute 10 wird es besser!

Quellen:

Davis, A. (2003): Are Prisons Obsolete?

Davis, A. (2000): The Prison Industrial Complex

Cohen, A. (2022). How the War on Drugs Impacts Social Determinants of Health. PMC. Verfügbar unter: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9302017/

National Institute of Corrections (2016). State and Federal Prisons: Key Differences. Verfügbar unter: https://nicic.gov/state-and-federal-prisons-key-differences

Pettit, B. (2018). Mass Incarceration and Racial Inequality. PMC. Verfügbar unter: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9540942/

Ristroph, A. (2019). An Intellectual History of Mass Incarceration. Boston College Law Review. Verfügbar unter: https://bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/314/files/63a56629bf28d.pdf

Slavery and the U.S. Prison System, Global Policy Journal, Mai 2021. Verfügbar unter: https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/06/05/2021/slavery-and-us-prison-system

Walk Free Foundation (2025). 13th Amendment loophole fuels forced labour in US prisons. Verfügbar unter: https://www.walkfree.org/news/2025/13th-amendment-loophole-fuels-forced-labour-in-us-prisons-violating-human-rights-and-benefiting-the-government-and-companies/