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 each is divided into two sections: extended extracts
from interviews with prisoners, followed by academic commentary and
analysis written by a leading scholar or practitioner. This
structure allows prisoners' voices to speak for themselves, while
situating what they say in a wider discussion of research, policy
and practice. The result is a rich and evocative portrayal of the
lived reality of imprisonment and a poignant insight into
prisoners' lives. The book aims to bring to life key penological
issues and to provide an accessible text for anyone interested in
prisons, including students, practitioners and a general audience.
It seeks to represent and humanize a group which is often silent in
discussions of imprisonment, and to shine a light on a world which
is generally hidden from view.
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