In Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault traces the 17th century turn from draconian displays of torture, public stoning and the guillotine towards modes of imprisonment with the hope of “reform.” In opposition to displays of brute monarchical force, this reformative prerogative became the foundation of the modern prison system. Tickets to the Angola Prison Rodeo are sent to my email. A timer on the page counts down and at, :23, I finalize the order. ![]() My reluctance? To give money to an institution that forces hard labor at 2-20 cents an hour, houses its residents in 6 by 9 foot cells, and murders with the authority of the state. The price of admission is $20, but my mouse hovers over the Check Out button with a tinge of trepidation.
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