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How to survive a life sentence
We're back in the studio with two people who have been to prison and are now outside living with a 'life licence', to talk about 'hooks for change' and the what happens as the reality of being a 'lifer' dawns on you.
They join Phil and Paula in the studio, along with criminologists Serena Wright and Ben Crewe.
Serena is a researcher and Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her research on prisons and penology has focused on short-term sentences and post-release ‘frustrated desistance’ among women, and the experience of long-term incarceration among life-sentenced prisoners.
Ben is Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He is interested in all aspects of prison life, including prison management, staff-prisoner relationships, public and private sector imprisonment, penal power and prisoner social life.
Further reading:
Experiencing long-term imprisonment from young adulthood (Wright, Crewe, Hulley): Ministry of Justice
Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood (Wright, Crewe, Hulley): Palgrave Macmillan
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How to survive a life sentence
We're back in the studio with two people who have been to prison and are now outside living with a 'life licence', to talk about 'hooks for change' and the what happens as the reality of being a 'lifer' dawns on you.
They join Phil and Paula in the studio, along with criminologists Serena Wright and Ben Crewe.
Serena is a researcher and Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her research on prisons and penology has focused on short-term sentences and post-release ‘frustrated desistance’ among women, and the experience of long-term incarceration among life-sentenced prisoners.
Ben is Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He is interested in all aspects of prison life, including prison management, staff-prisoner relationships, public and private sector imprisonment, penal power and prisoner social life.
Further reading:
Experiencing long-term imprisonment from young adulthood (Wright, Crewe, Hulley): Ministry of Justice
Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood (Wright, Crewe, Hulley): Palgrave Macmillan
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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