Gendering the 'texture' of open imprisonment: A mixed-methods study of women prisoners' experiences of open conditions in England & Wales.

对开放式监禁的“质地”进行性别分析：对英国女囚犯开放条件经历的混合方法研究

• 批准号: 2750406
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2750406
• 关键词: Gendering; texture; open; imprisonment; mixed

Open prisons are essential to rehabilitation: for many prisoners they are the final, crucial step before release. Ostensibly, they offer greater freedom and opportunity than closed prisons, but they are also 'liberty-depriving institutions' thatproduce pain. The sociological literature on open imprisonment is largely based on research with men, but women's experiences in this environment are likely to be different and more complex than men's. However, there is a great paucityof research on women held in open conditions in England & Wales. Crucially, there is a growing awareness among British policymakers about the futility of harsh penal practices, exemplified by the recent objective to increase 'openprovision' in the women's estate. In light of this, my mixed-methods study of women's experiences of open confinement in England & Wales is very timely. This study will nuance and develop our understanding of (gendered) imprisonmentand punishment. By adopting Carlen's 'federal' approach the study will broaden the epistemological and theoretical lenses that have thus far dominated the field of (feminist) prisons research. It will also inform policy at a time whenpunitive practices for women are slowly losing ground to more rehabilitative ones. Ultimately, illuminating this empirical and theoretical gap will contribute to the discipline, and to penal reform that leads to better experiences and outcomes for this marginalised population and, in turn, for communities and society.

开放式监狱对于改造至关重要：对于许多囚犯来说，这是释放前最后、关键的一步。表面上，它们比封闭式监狱提供了更大的自由和机会，但它们也是产生痛苦的“剥夺自由的机构”。关于公开监禁的社会学文献主要基于对男性的研究，但女性在这种环境中的经历可能与男性不同且更复杂。然而，对英格兰和威尔士露天环境下关押的妇女的研究却非常缺乏。至关重要的是，英国政策制定者越来越意识到严厉的刑罚做法是徒劳的，最近增加妇女财产“开放供给”的目标就是例证。有鉴于此，我对英格兰和威尔士女性公开监禁经历的混合方法研究非常及时。这项研究将细致入微并加深我们对（性别）监禁和惩罚的理解。通过采用卡伦的“联邦”方法，这项研究将拓宽迄今为止主导（女权主义）监狱研究领域的认识论和理论视角。当针对女性的惩罚性做法逐渐让位于更具康复性的做法时，它也将为政策提供信息。最终，阐明这一经验和理论差距将有助于该学科和刑罚改革，从而为边缘化人群带来更好的体验和结果，进而为社区和社会带来更好的体验和结果。