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Tag: experiences of punishment

10th December 202010th December 2020

“…even roses grow out of sh*t, don’t they?”

Reflections on an interview with ‘P’, who described what it was like to try and do good when you’re also labelled as bad.

Posted in Fieldwork, Interviews. Tagged experiences of punishment, long-term imprisonment, moral reflection, risk, stigma. Leave a comment
27th November 202010th December 2020

“I’ve been perfectly happy in prison”

A post reflecting on an interview with an elderly life-sentenced prisoner, who said he had enjoyed his prison sentence, and didn’t feel as though he had been punished at all.

Posted in Interviews, Penal theory. Tagged elderly life-sentenced prisoners, experiences of punishment, punishment. Leave a comment
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