Prisons, Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Families, Women

Advancing International Criminal Law. The Special Court for Sierra Leone Recognizes Forced Marriage as a ‘New’ Crime against Humanity

by Micaela Frulli

published in Journal of International Criminal Justice 6 (2008), 1033-1042

The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) in Brima, Kamara and Kanu recognized that forced... more The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) in Brima, Kamara and Kanu recognized that forced marriages may amount to crimes against humanity, falling under the sub-heading of ‘other inhumane acts’. This decision is to
be welcomed because the practice of forced marriage is not adequately described by existing categories of sexual crimes. As forced conjugality results in particular psychological and moral suffering for the victims, it is argued that this heinous
practice may be more appropriately pursued as a separate crime, under a definition that describes the entirety and complexity of the criminal conduct. The SCSL decision
may also be important for its impact on the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The widespread practice of forced marriage presently features in all the situations being investigated by the ICC and the inclusion in the ICC
Statute of the offence of forced marriage as a separate crime against humanity could be discussed during the Review Conference in 2009.

The experiences of women working in a male therapeutic community prison

by Laura Caulfield

Co-authors Neelama Kumari and Michelle Newberry

Vivre en prison à l’époque abbasside

by Mathieu Tillier

Published in: Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 52 (2009), p. 635-659.

In this article, we investigate the conditions of life in jail under the Abbasids. A comparative study of chronicles,... more In this article, we investigate the conditions of life in jail under the Abbasids. A comparative study of chronicles, biographical dictionaries, adab and legal literature allows a reconstruction of the main features of prison life. We argue that prisoners were supplied with the bare necessities by the prison institution and highly depended on their relatives or on public charity. The degree of promiscuity, hunger and dirtiness was quite similar in the politico-military prisons and in those of qādīs; in the first type of jail it played a major role in the criminals' punishment, in the second one it was part of the pressure put on debtors.

Nous proposons dans cet article d'examiner les conditions de vie dans les prisons à l'époque abbasside. Le croisement des chroniques, des dictionnaires biographiques, de l'adab et de la littérature juridique permet de reconstituer les principales caractéristiques de l'univers carcéral. Il apparaît que les détenus n'étaient entretenus qu'a minima par l'institution carcérale et dépendaient dans une large mesure de leurs familles ou de la charité publique. La promiscuité, la faim et la saleté, d'un degré comparable dans les prisons du pouvoir politico-militaire et dans celles des cadis, contribuait au châtiment des malfaiteurs dans les premières et à la pression exercée sur les débiteurs dans les secondes.

Exile and exclusion: The legacy of soviet forestry for villages in the north of Perm oblast

by Dominique Moran

GeoJournal

This paper explores the relationship between the forestry enterprises (leskhozi) and the inhabitants of forestry... more This paper explores the relationship between the forestry enterprises (leskhozi) and the inhabitants of forestry villages in the northern rayony of Perm oblast, Russian Federation in the context of the `new regional geography'. These relationships are compared with those identified between peasant farmers and collective and state farms post-1991, and a theory of the cultivation of these relationships as a coping mechanism for both households and enterprises facing difficult economic circumstances is advanced. The situation in the northern rayony is contextualised through discussion of the settlement and development history of the region, which was a recipient of forced and voluntary labour migration during the Soviet period. The paper concludes that in accordance with recent theories of post-communist regional development, the experience of transition in the northern rayony of Perm oblast is determined at least in part by its social and economic context.

Dark Tourism

by Heather Brook

_Law Text Culture_ v. 13, special issue 'Crime Scenes'

The phrase ‘dark tourism’ was coined by Lennon and Foley (2000) to describe a relatively new kind of sight-seeing; one... more The phrase ‘dark tourism’ was coined by Lennon and Foley (2000) to describe a relatively new kind of sight-seeing; one that attends sites of death, disaster and despair. This essay intertwines personal memoir and scholarly critique to reflect on prisons as places for dark tourism, and imprisonment more generally. Its fundamental contention is that as tourist attractions, former prisons have complex histories that resist easy digestion. More than 20 years ago, the author was
a regular visitor to a now defunct South Australian gaol, and recently revisited the place in its current incarnation as a tourist attraction. This experience informs her argument that stories told
in and by prison museums are both easily trivialised and dangerously partial. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are respectfully advised that this essay includes some discussion of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and mentions the names and circumstances
of several Aboriginal men’s deaths (as they were reported in the RCIACID).

The prison of Regina Coeli: a laboratory of identity in the Post-Risorgimento Italy

by Olga Touloumi

Cheliotis, L. K. 'Deconstructing the Relationship between the Arts and Imprisonment'

by Leonidas Cheliotis

'Terror confined? Prison violence in Ireland, 1919-21' in David Fitzpatrick (ed.), Terror in Ireland, 1916-1923 (Lilliput Press, Dublin, 2012)

by Justin Dolan Stover

www.lilliputpress.ie

"Debemos condenar y condenamos" Justicia militar y represión en España (1936-1948)

by Jorge Marco

en: ARÓSTEGUI, Julio (coord.): Franco: la represión como sistema, Barcelona, Flor del Viento, 2012

Troubleyn, L., Kinnaer, F., Ervynck, A., Beeckmans, L., Caluwé, D., Cooremans, B., De Buyser, F., Deforce, K., Desender, K., Lentacker, A., Moens, J., Van Bulck, G., Van Dijck, M., Van Neer, V., & W. Wouters, 2009, Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)Liesbeth Troubleyn, Frank Kinnaer, Anton Ervynck, Luk Beeckmans, Danielle Caluwé, Brigitte Cooremans, Frans De Buyser, Koen Deforce, Konjev Desender, An Lentacker, Jan Moens, Gaston Van Bulck, Maarten Van Dijck, Wim Van Neer, Werner Wouters: Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium), Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries 1.2, 5-47.

by Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries

Excavations at the Main Square (Grote Markt) of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium) have unearthed the building remains of a... more Excavations at the Main Square (Grote Markt) of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium) have unearthed the building remains of a tower, arguably identifiable as the former town prison: Het Steen. When this assumption is followed, the contents of the fills of two cesspits dug out in the cellars of the building illustrate aspects of daily life within the early 14th-century prison. An integrated approach of all find categories, together with the historical context available, illuminates aspects of the material culture of the users of the cesspits, their consumption patterns and the living conditions within the building.

Confining Social Insecurity: Neoliberalism and the Rise of the 21st Century Debtors’ Prison

by Genevieve LeBaron

Co-authored with Adrienne Roberts. Published in Politics & Gender, 8 (1).

Cannot post due to copy-right restriction but happy to share by email.

Hapishaneler Ne İçin Var?

by Alparslan Nas

Bugün Türkiye'de ve dünya genelinde hapishaneler, yalnızca birer ceza infaz kurumu olmaktan öte, kendi içinde... more Bugün Türkiye'de ve dünya genelinde hapishaneler, yalnızca birer ceza infaz kurumu olmaktan öte, kendi içinde gerçekleşen hak ihlalleri ve suç teşkil eden uygulama alanları olarak da sivriliyor. Hapishanelerde yaşananlar ceza infaz sistemleri kadar, toplumun geri kalanı için pek çok yönden açıklayıcı bir yana sahip.

A Concise Overview of Penology and Penal Practice in Slovenia:: The Unchanged Capacity, New Standards, and Prison Overcrowding

by Gorazd Mesko

http://tpj.sagepub.com/content/91/4.toc
The Prison Journal 2011/4

Although Slovenia has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the world, there are not enough facilities to house the... more Although Slovenia has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the world, there are not enough facilities to house the current inmate population, and prison overcrowding is becoming a serious problem in the country. This article addresses this issue, beginning with an in-depth history of penology and penal practices in Slovenia and concluding with suggestions to deal with this potentially disastrous situation. If the imprisonment rate in Slovenia does not decrease in the near future, or if Slovenia cannot create more capacity, prison overcrowding will grow beyond acceptable standards. The present situation in Slovene prisons calls for a multidisciplinary research and cost/benefit analysis. The Slovenian prison administration is challenged by its budget and staff resources. However, it is argued that the problem goes beyond this capacity and requires a serious reconsideration of penal policy, criminal court practice, and parole committee practices as well. It is also necessary to emphasize that Slovenia is the only country in the European Union without a probation service system.

Procedural justice, legitimacy, and prisoner misconduct

by Gorazd Mesko

Co-authored with Michael D. Reisig;
Psychology, Crime & Law, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2009

Using structured interview data and official records from an incarcerated sample of adult males housed in a Slovene... more Using structured interview data and official records from an incarcerated sample of adult males housed in a Slovene prison, this study tests hypotheses derived from the process-based model of regulation (Tyler, in M. Tonry (Ed.), Crime and justice, pp. 283–357, 2003). The findings show that inmates who evaluate prison officers’ use of authority as procedurally just are less likely to report engaging in misconduct and are charged with violating fewer institutional rules. The observed association between procedural justice and legitimacy is indistinguishable from zero. Although legitimacy is inversely related to both prisoner misconduct measures, the associations are relatively weak. Overall, these findings partially support Tyler's social–psychological framework, and also provide empirical justification for fair and respectful offender management.

Poverty, Incarceration: Managing the Poor in the Neoliberal Age

by reuben miller

Guest Edited Special Edition of the Journal of Poverty

I am working with Stephen Haymes of DePaul University as a guest editor and contributor to a special edition of the... more I am working with Stephen Haymes of DePaul University as a guest editor and contributor to a special edition of the Journal of Poverty that features interdisciplinary perspectives on poverty, the prison, and the experiences of poor people moving in, through and out of interconnected social institutions. This special edition, entitled “Poverty and Incarceration: Managing the Poor in the Neoliberal Age” will be published in the fall of 2012 and is slated for reprint as an edited volume under Routledge.

by Nicholas Locke

Does your school include families of prisoners? Support for those affected by the hidden sentence: a case study

by Julia Everitt

Article written for submission to Every Child Update in December 2010

Organisations estimate that 160,000 children every year in England and Wales experience having a family member... more Organisations estimate that 160,000 children every year in England and Wales experience having a family member imprisoned. This is a substantial figure when compared to the amount of children in care, which is approximately 51,000 and is higher than the quantity of children separated by divorce. Despite this, the impact of imprisonment on the families of those sentenced is not necessarily always appreciated.

The Failure of Recall to Prison: Early Release, Front-Door and Back-Door Sentencing and the Revolving Prison Door in Scotland

by Cyrus Tata

Politicized Black Manhood/Slavery--in Prison

by Nandi Crosby

Politicization is a process of developing an identity and consciousness rooted in understanding how power is... more Politicization is a process of developing an identity and consciousness rooted in understanding how power is negotiated and in the resistance of marginalized groups. This essay examines the dynamic of Black men who become politicized during their incarceration.

Child Soldier

by Nandi Crosby

This creative nonfiction essay is from a larger body of work I am constructing on my relationships with current prisoners. Child Soldier focuses on the various challenges of engaging an African American prisoner who was sentenced to 30 years at the age of 16.