Prisoners regulating prisons: Voice, action, participation and riot

Prisoners are a critical source of prison regulation around the world, but regulation by (rather than of) prisoners remains little analysed. In this article, we utilise the 1990 riots at HMP Strangeways (England), as a case study of prisoners (re)shaping imprisonment. We examine prisoners’ roles in...

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Authors: Buck, Gillian (Author) ; Tomczak, Philippa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 144-163
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Keywords:
Voluntary sector
Strangeways
Riots
prisoner voice
prison regulation
Participation
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Summary:Prisoners are a critical source of prison regulation around the world, but regulation by (rather than of) prisoners remains little analysed. In this article, we utilise the 1990 riots at HMP Strangeways (England), as a case study of prisoners (re)shaping imprisonment. We examine prisoners’ roles in these riots and subsequent cross-sectoral regulatory activities. We innovatively use the four-phase process of translation from actor-network theory to guide document analysis of (1) Lord Woolf’s official inquiry into the riots and (2) the voluntary organisation Prison Reform Trust’s follow-up report. We explore how participatory approaches could inform prison regulation through (former) prisoners partnering with external regulators throughout the processes of identifying problems and solutions to establish broader alliances seeking social change.
ISSN:1748-8966
DOI:10.1177/17488958221101997