At Play in the Carceral State
July 25, 2017 9:56 AM Subscribe
At Play in the Carceral State. Waypoint looks in depth at the intersection of gaming with prisons and prison culture, with a special focus on Gitmo. (Waypoint, previously.)
This is a good share. Thanks for pointing this in my direction. Bookmarked for lunch time reading.
posted by Fizz at 11:43 AM on July 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Fizz at 11:43 AM on July 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
Waypoint forum member saladshooter4ever sums up why Waypoint is great:
what other gaming site would run this deeply political, high-concept series with a "letter from the editor" that explicitly referenced Foucault? And on the other hand, what general-interest news site would examine the issue of the "carceral state" from such a niche angle?
posted by juv3nal at 11:51 AM on July 25, 2017
what other gaming site would run this deeply political, high-concept series with a "letter from the editor" that explicitly referenced Foucault? And on the other hand, what general-interest news site would examine the issue of the "carceral state" from such a niche angle?
posted by juv3nal at 11:51 AM on July 25, 2017
I love roleplaying games and stories about prison ingenuity, so thanks for sharing this intersection of the two. :)
posted by mordax at 11:55 AM on July 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by mordax at 11:55 AM on July 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
I'd read it was lotsa cards in the clink. Perhaps out-of-scope for Waypoint but, like, clearly missing? Too early?
posted by Ogre Lawless at 12:59 PM on July 25, 2017
posted by Ogre Lawless at 12:59 PM on July 25, 2017
I'd read it was lotsa cards in the clink. Perhaps out-of-scope for Waypoint but, like, clearly missing? Too early?
I imagine it varies by institution (and/or relative security level), but probably cards would sometimes fall under the same "games of chance"/gambling prohibition that meant D&D dice had to be improvised.
Also from the article about Gitmo, it sounds as if getting enough people together for cards might pose a challenge in itself:
Dixon emphasized that getting a game of any sort going is substantially harder, now that there are so few detainees left. "One of the things that I would note now with respect to board games is that in 2006, 2007, even 2008 or 2009, there are only 41 detainees, who remain, 15 of whom are high value detainees, who are kept separate from everybody else, and then you have the remaining 25, 26, who are spread out within the blocs, so it's a lot harder, I'd think…"
posted by juv3nal at 3:58 PM on July 25, 2017
I imagine it varies by institution (and/or relative security level), but probably cards would sometimes fall under the same "games of chance"/gambling prohibition that meant D&D dice had to be improvised.
Also from the article about Gitmo, it sounds as if getting enough people together for cards might pose a challenge in itself:
Dixon emphasized that getting a game of any sort going is substantially harder, now that there are so few detainees left. "One of the things that I would note now with respect to board games is that in 2006, 2007, even 2008 or 2009, there are only 41 detainees, who remain, 15 of whom are high value detainees, who are kept separate from everybody else, and then you have the remaining 25, 26, who are spread out within the blocs, so it's a lot harder, I'd think…"
posted by juv3nal at 3:58 PM on July 25, 2017
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