RT Article
T1 Penal Arts Interventions and Hope: Outcomes of Arts-Based Projects in Prisons and Community Settings*
JF The prison journal
VO 102
IS 2
SP 217
OP 236
A1 Atherton, Susie
A2 Knight, Victoria 1971-
A2 Carpenter van Barthold, Benedict
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1795543604
AB The value of arts-based projects within the criminal justice system is well documented, as research has identified positive outcomes relating to inmates’ behavior and their relationships with others. This article examines the work of the Soft Touch Arts project at HMP Leicester, UK and identifies the importance of hope as a transformative outcome. Interviews with artists in prison and community settings demonstrated the value of engaging in creative and purposeful activity, generating hope which enabled artists to aspire to a better future. This occurred alongside ameliorating the harms of prison and helping artists manage their relationship with probation services.
K1 Hope
K1 Rehabilitation
K1 Innovation
K1 Social prescribing
K1 Wellbeing
K1 Prison arts
DO 10.1177/00328855221079282