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Sanaz Alasti leaves the mainstream alternatives to incarceration to examine a different, seemingly archaic approach, physical (but non-carceral) punishment—corporal punishment. …

Over the last fifteen years, the analytical field of punishment and society has witnessed an increase of research developing the connection between economic processes and the …

The field of prison studies has been dominated by an androcentric outlook, with little attention paid to women. Offering a unique theoretical fusion of the sociology of …

Over the years the high walls of Liverpool's Walton Gaol have contained some of the most infamous criminals from the north of England. Taking over from the fearsome Kirkdale House …

Ngugi wa Thiongâ??oâ??s powerful prison memoir begins half an hour before his release on 12 December 1978.

This book examines the forms and practices of Irish confinement from the 19th century to present-day to explore the social and political failings of 20th and 21st century …

Commodity branding did not emerge with contemporary global capitalism. In fact, the authors of this volume show that the cultural history of branding stretches back to the …

An anthology of original essays, this book presents debates over practice, theory, and implementation of restorative justice. Attention is focused on the movement’s direction …

Across Europe, from the dawn of print until the early twentieth century, the news of crime and criminals' public executions was printed in song form on cheap broadsides and …

This book dives deep into the intricate realm of prison workers' self-legitimacy within Slovenia's non-Western prison system.

Incorporating the authentic voices and real-life experiences of women, this ground-breaking book focuses on pregnancy and new motherhood in UK prisons. The book delves critically …

**Winner of the Bread and Roses Prize 2024** **Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2023** George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to …