Prisoners in Seclusion: A study into the experiences of prisoners in Northern Ireland who do not receive visits from family and friends whilst incarce

摘要：这项博士研究的目的是分析北爱尔兰监狱中不接受家人或朋友探视或其他形式联系的男子的经历，无论是出于自愿还是由于环境不允许。该项目包括与北爱尔兰的两个第三部门组织，即贵格会服务和NIACRO的合作安排。系统内其他人的观点，包括监狱和教育工作人员，牧师也将被考虑。这项工作的核心是试图了解被剥夺家庭或更广泛的社区接触如何影响监禁经历，例如，它如何影响囚犯的“自我”意识，以及剥夺亲密或家庭接触如何与剥夺自由、安全、自治、获得设施和关系的相互作用。这项研究将探讨哪些干预措施可能有可能减轻隔离的任何破坏性影响。

Summary: This doctoral research aims to analyse the experiences of men in prison in Northern Ireland who do not receive visits or other forms of contact from family or friends, whether through choice or because circumstances do not allow it. This project includes a collaborative arrangement with two third-sector organisations in Northern Ireland, namely, the Quakers Service and NIACRO. The perspectives of others within the system including prison and education staff, chaplains will also be considered. At its core, this work seeks to understand how being deprived of family or broader community contact impacts on experiences of imprisonment, for example, how it might affect a prisoner's sense of 'self' and how deprivation of close or familial contact interacts with the deprivations of liberty, security, autonomy, access to facilities and relationships. The research will explore which interventions might have the potential to mitigate against any damaging impacts of seclusion.