Abstract
Borrowing its title from La Fontaine's well-known fable—and playing on the dual meaning of "peine" as both effort and penal punishment—this contribution invites a broadening of the field of reflection to encompass the labor of prisoners. The author stresses that the penitentiary question must not be excluded from scholarly concern, even though the dominant attitude toward it is one of indifference. This indifference is, first, that of the legislator: prison has scarcely drawn legislative attention since 1930, when limited amendments were made to an already older body of basic legislation. It is also the indifference of public authorities, hesitant to confront prison problems with the necessary means and seriousness, and above all that of public opinion, which cannot be reduced to mere lack of information. The study argues that the prison's survival rests on its elusiveness—the difficulty of revealing its secrets—and examines prison labor as a neglected dimension of social and penal law.
Recommended Citation
Amzazi, Mohieddine
(1990)
"Work, Take Pains…,"
Revue Marocaine de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion (Moroccan Journal of Law, Economics and Management): Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 21.
https://doi.org/10.66499/2665-7112.1679
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/remadeg/vol9/iss1/21
DOI
10.66499/2665-7112.1679