Surviving cell-sharing: Resistance, cooperation and collaboration

For decades, researchers have sought to understand the impact of imprisonment; yet we have a limited understanding of the lived experience of cell-sharing. To address this gap in knowledge, this paper draws on 37 semi-structured interviews with imprisoned adult men in Northern Ireland. While demonst...

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VerfasserInnen: Muirhead, Aimée (Verfasst von) ; Butler, Michelle (Verfasst von) ; Davidson, Gavin (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Punishment & society
Jahr: 2023, Band: 25, Heft: 2, Seiten: 500-518
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Overcrowding
Adaptation
prison cells
cellmates
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Zusammenfassung:For decades, researchers have sought to understand the impact of imprisonment; yet we have a limited understanding of the lived experience of cell-sharing. To address this gap in knowledge, this paper draws on 37 semi-structured interviews with imprisoned adult men in Northern Ireland. While demonstrating that, for most, cell-sharing was a negative experience, imbued with discomfort, unease and distress, a new conceptual framework is presented that seeks to understand the tactics people use to manage cell-sharing, influences on their choice of tactics and the potential repercussions of these tactics. Potential implications for policy and practice are also discussed.
ISSN:1741-3095
DOI:10.1177/14624745211062869