A History of Women's Prisons in England: The Myth of Prisoner Reformation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527541832)

This book presents a revisionist prison history which brings to the forefront the relationship between gender and policy. It examines womenâ (TM)s prisons in England from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, drawing attention to the detrimental effect the orthodox closed prison has on penal reform. The text investigates the clash between what was conceptualised as desirable prison policy and the actual implementation and implications of such a penalty on the prisoner. It challenges previous claims made about the invisibility of women prisoners in historical penal policy, and provides an original analysis of the open prison, taking HMP Askham Grange as a case study, where the history of such an initiative is explored and debated.

Author: Susanna Menis
ISBN-10: 1527541835
ISBN-13: 9781527541832
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2019
Pages: 199
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.80d