Anthony W. Fontes
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View article: Taxation and incarceration in Guatemala: Prisons, protection rackets, and citizenship
Taxation and incarceration in Guatemala: Prisons, protection rackets, and citizenship Open
This article explores the making of carceral citizenship in Guatemala through an ethnographic analysis of la talacha – informal prison taxation schemes. Taxation is a key technology of citizenship. Tax enforcement mechanisms, the distribut…
View article: Carceral community in the time of COVID-19: Isolation, adaption, and predation
Carceral community in the time of COVID-19: Isolation, adaption, and predation Open
State failures to protect prisoners from COVID-19 have made prisons key “hotspots” of infection, particularly in the “new mass carceral zone” of Latin America. In Guatemala, which has the 3 rd most overcrowded prison system in the world, s…
View article: Border, Ghetto, Prison
Border, Ghetto, Prison Open
COCAine And sOCiAL Orders in guAtemALAPavón Prison, gUatEmala City, gUatEmala.may
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
In par tic u lar, we would like to thank Gisela Fosado for her engagement with and support of the proj ect.Thanks are also due to Alejandra Mejía and Susan Albury for facilitating production, Tim Stallmann for creating the maps, and Nancy …
View article: LAS volume 51 issue 1 Cover and Back matter
LAS volume 51 issue 1 Cover and Back matter Open
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View article: Scam as survival in Central America
Scam as survival in Central America Open
This essay explores the intimate details and ethical quandaries of tele-promotion’s fraud. Perpetrated from inside Guatemalan prisons using black market cellphones, incarcerated gang members surf the affects of capitalism to create a senso…
View article: <i>La Visita</i>: Prisons and Survival in Guatemala
<i>La Visita</i>: Prisons and Survival in Guatemala Open
Based largely on research completed in the North American context, scholars of prisons detail the multiple ways in which carceral practices extend beyond prison walls to transform a wide variety of spaces, ultimately assessing how carceral…