A History of Women’s Prisons in England

A History of Women’s Prisons in England
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781527543706
ISBN-13 : 1527543706
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Book Synopsis A History of Women’s Prisons in England by : Susanna Menis

Download or read book A History of Women’s Prisons in England written by Susanna Menis and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a revisionist prison history which brings to the forefront the relationship between gender and policy. It examines women’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.


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