More than 80,000 prisoners each year are sexually victimized during incarceration, but only about 8% report victimization to correctional authorities. Complicating reporting is the fact that half of the perpetrators are staff members. Given the restrictive and highly regulated prison environment, studies that examine reporting behaviors are difficult to conduct and to date information available...

This case study interrogates the delivery of Shannon Trust literacy programme in a men’s category B London prison (HMP Wandsworth). includes an exploration libraries’ collaboration with Trust, and how library staff practically facilitate programme; from selecting prisoners to become mentors, finding willing learners, collecting feedback. also looks at some challenges faced by prison-based Libra...

This paper extends discussions of military and post-military landscapes, prior theorisation the prison-military complex. In so doing it highlights as-yet unresearched synergies between prison which take form through repurposing former bases as prisons, creation carceral landscapes memorial, imprint left by generations ex-military personnel occupying (both prisoners staff) during phases their li...

When I read this, 1 could hear the words of so many officers, telling me 'we lock up 300 bodies on this wing', or I was reminded of the 'body book' signed at reception when the police handed over a prisoner. A first ever Thematic Inspection had been carried out on 'Suicide in Prison' in 1984. This had been inspired by three hangings within 12 months at HMP Swansea, and a 'lack of care' verdict ...

BACKGROUND Despite greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in patients with a history of incarceration, little is known about how prisons manage CVD risk factors (CVD-RF) to mitigate this risk. METHODS We conducted in-depth interviews with individuals with CVD-RF who had been recently released from prison (n = 26). These individuals were recruited through community flyers and a...