A History of Women's Prisons in England : The Myth of Prisoner Reformation.

By:

Menis, Susanna

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781527543706

Subject(s):

Women prisoners

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: A History of Women's Prisons in EnglandDDC classification:

LOC classification:

HV8738 .M465 2020

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Contents:

Intro -- Frontispiece -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part IV -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Summary: 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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Intro -- Frontispiece -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part IV -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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