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I wanted to just finish the journey of this blog with a bit of a reflection on my learning during this module. I think that this module has been one of the most transformative...

We were able to arrange a visit to HMYOI Polmont. This felt very exciting for a number of reasons.  Firstly, it was the first time on the module that we had an opportunity to...

I want to talk about family and communication within a prison context. Firstly I want to discuss the effect that prison can have on families. In his paper The effects of imprisonment on families...

I want to discus arts practices within prison. Firstly, I want to share a presentation that I made as part of a class. The presentation looks at Vox Liminis, an arts organisation based in...

We were lucky enough to get to have a phone conversation with Spoon Jackson. Spoon is a poet currently serving a life sentance at San Quentin State Prison in California. We had contact to...

I would like to share my presentation script and slideshow for my creative resource. I believe that it works well to show the way in which the information and research that has been presented...

This week we looked at Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and the relationship that has with the prison system. Firstly we looked at what ACES were. ACE is a psychological term that refers to types...

I made a reference to the prison industrial complex in a previous blog about the relationship between prison and race. I just wanted to take some time to dig a little deeper into this...

We have begun to look at the relationship between prison and race. The first task involved watching the film 13th by Ava DuVernay. This documentary takes a look at the history of the 13th...

How the public see prisons: Ross Kemp and stacey dooley  We watched Ross Kemp Behind Bars – Inside Barlinne, a documentary style TV show in which Ross Kemp goes into Barlinnie Prison.  I think...