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There are over nine million men, women and children in prison around the world, and the number of people in prison in England and Wales has increased significantly in recent years. Yet in many respects prison remains the last secretive public institution in our society. Understanding Prisons provides a unique, in-depth examination of prisons ¿ how they function, what they achieve, and their historical and political context. The book:. Describes how prisons developed into their present form. Looks at who is sent to prison and what happens to them while they are there. Explains how the prison sy

From role-plays with street gangs in the USA to Beckett in Brixton; from opera productions with sex offenders to psychodrama with psychopaths, the book will discuss, analyse and reflect on theoretical notions and practical applications of theatre for and with the incarcerated. Theatre in Prison is a collection of thirteen international essays exploring the rich diversity of innovative drama works in prisons. The book includes an introduction that will present a contextualisation of the prison theatre field. Thereafter, leading practitioners and academics will explore key aspects of practice &endash; problemitising, theorising and describing specific approaches to working with offenders. The book also includes extracts from prison plays, poetry and prisoners writings that offer illustrations and insights into the experience of prison life

Intro -- Foreword -- Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, California -- Up River-Sing Sing Prison, New York State -- Halfway to Hell-Dartmoor Prison -- The Big House-San Quentin State Penitentiary, California -- Ireland's Model Prison-Mountjoy, Dublin -- Going Around in Circles-Stateville Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois -- Series Glossary -- Chronology -- Further Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Blank Page.

It is widely accepted that prisoners are at risk of victimization from their fellow prisoners. However, little is known about the psychological consequences of exposure to such risk. In particular, what is the relationship between prisoners' feelings of anxiety and their observations or experiences of victimization? How is the level of incivility in penal institutions related to perceptions of safety? The findings from a survey of 1,182 inmates shed some light on the dynamics of fear in prison. Most prisoners reported feeling safe most of the time, although a small number of prison locations consistently were rated as unsafe. Prisoners with direct experience of victimization were more fearful than those without. An attempt is made to outline possible explanations for these and other findings.

Little of what we know about prison comes from the mouths of prisoners, and very few academic accounts of prison life manage to convey some of its most profound and important features: its daily pressures and frustrations, the culture of the wings and landings, and the relationships which shape the everyday experience of being imprisoned. The Prisoner aims to redress this by foregrounding prisoners' own accounts of prison life in what is an original and penetrating edited collection. Each of its chapters explores a particular prisoner sub-group or an important aspect of prisoners' lives, and e.

Though many factors contribute to the establishment of a violent culture in US prisons, the incidence of violent acts is extremely low. Staff efficiency & the nearly universal expectation of release upon good behavior have offset the factors which theoretically would indicate high incidence of violence. Activity programs as well as concerted efforts to create a correctional milieu have also been effective in keeping the incidence of violence at a low level. HA.