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episode 3: 22: Prisons
Join Callum & Craig this week as they sit down, 'behind bars' and have a chat about the institutional space of the prison. The duo consider important issues such as the history of prisons - how did they begin and are they what they are meant to be today? They also take a look at the benefits of the system as well as the inherent flaws. How is gender impacted in prison? Moreover, what about race? How about the impact of mental health in prison? Do prisons work as they should, or is an overhaul needed? Curious? Come on in and take a seat - find out all the answers to the above and more - only on the Therapy Files.
References used in this episode:
- Rubin, T. A. (2018). Prison History. Criminology and Criminal Justice, doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.455
- Banger, C. (2020). The Difference Between Jail and Prison, and the Problem it Creates. Retrieved from: https://www.doranjustice.com/criminal-law/the-difference-between-jail-and-prison#:~:text=Jail%20and%20Prison%20are%20often,sentencing%20longer%20than%20a%20year.
- Furhmann & Baier (2013). Prisons and Prison Systems: Types and Challenges.
- https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mental-health-in-priso...
- https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmpubacc/400/400...
- Raphael & Stoll (2009). Do Prisons Make Us Safer? The Benefits and Costs of the Prison Boom.
- Davis, Y. A. (2011). Are Prisons Obsolete?
- Ouss, A. (2011). Prison as a School of Crime: Evidence from Cell-Level Interactions. Doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1989803
- Masters, E. R. (2021). Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders. (2nd ed.).
- https://www.prisonpolicy.org
- Pemberton, S. (2013). Enforcing gender: The constitution of sex and gender in prison regimes. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 39(1), 151–175.
- Birth Companions, Birth Charter for women in prisons in England and Wales , 2016.
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