Prisonomics
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Prisonomics is a non-fiction book by economist Vicky Pryce that analyzes the economic and social costs of the UK’s prison system, informed by her own experience of incarceration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prisonomics canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prisonomics Context triple: [Vicky Pryce, hasWritten, Prisonomics]
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A.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
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B.
Prisons of Poverty
Prisons of Poverty is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive penal policies and mass incarceration as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in advanced capitalist societies.
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C.
Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook is a South Korean black comedy–drama television series that follows a star baseball pitcher’s life behind bars and the stories of inmates and staff in a prison.
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D.
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
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E.
Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prisonomics Target entity description: Prisonomics is a non-fiction book by economist Vicky Pryce that analyzes the economic and social costs of the UK’s prison system, informed by her own experience of incarceration.
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A.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
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B.
Prisons of Poverty
Prisons of Poverty is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive penal policies and mass incarceration as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in advanced capitalist societies.
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C.
Prison Playbook
Prison Playbook is a South Korean black comedy–drama television series that follows a star baseball pitcher’s life behind bars and the stories of inmates and staff in a prison.
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D.
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
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E.
Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates |
evidence-based criminal justice policy
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greater use of community sentences ⓘ |
| author | Vicky Pryce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | economist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | overuse of imprisonment in the UK ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alternatives to custody
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cost-effectiveness of imprisonment ⓘ reoffending rates ⓘ women in prison ⓘ |
| genre |
economics literature
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non-fiction ⓘ prison literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardback ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781849545626 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
economic perspective on penal policy
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feminist perspective on criminal justice ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cost of female imprisonment
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impact of imprisonment on families ⓘ prison overcrowding in the UK ⓘ rehabilitation and resettlement ⓘ |
| informedBy | Vicky Pryce's personal experience of incarceration ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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general public ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
UK prison system
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criminal justice policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ economic costs of imprisonment ⓘ social costs of imprisonment ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | memoir ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining personal prison memoir with economic analysis ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Biteback Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chris Huhne speeding points case
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UK coalition government era ⓘ |
| setIn |
HM Prison East Sutton Park
NERFINISHED
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HM Prison Holloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 2010s ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
economic analysis
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statistical analysis ⓘ |
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Subject: Prisonomics Description of subject: Prisonomics is a non-fiction book by economist Vicky Pryce that analyzes the economic and social costs of the UK’s prison system, informed by her own experience of incarceration.
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