RT Article
T1 Did COVID-19 Affect News Media Representations of Prisons, Inmates, and Correctional Officers? A Look Prior and Postpandemic
JF The prison journal
VO 104
IS 3
SP 318
OP 343
A1 Weger, Jennifer
A2 Weinrath, Michael
A2 Kohm, Steven A.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887852530
AB This study examines news media representations of Canadian prisons pre and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of interest was how media framed coverage of punishment and prisons with respect to discrete, event-driven traditional myths (prisons are dangerous, inmates are violent, correctional officers are cruel) versus more systemic, reform-oriented stories (more rehabilitation needed, racialized peoples over-represented, prison conditions harsh). In a pre-post COVID-19 content analysis of 182 stories, prison articles actually declined. Some traditional prison myths were still present and reinforced, but other myths were challenged and some were rarely seen. Discussions of prison reform were also frequently observed and grew during the pandemic.
K1 Content Analysis
K1 Covid-19
K1 prison myths
K1 News Media
K1 Prisons
DO 10.1177/00328855241240138