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Disrupting Prison Policy
On 12th January 2024, an International Prison Policy Workshop was organised by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice for a closed group of policymakers, prison staff, academics, prison oversight bodies, chaplains, and civil society organisations. Its origin centred on a need to create a space to reflect on the consequences of imprisonment on families; to reimagine what may possible in relation to the imprisonment of women; and to explore new ways of thinking about prison policy more broadly.
The workshop consisted of three papers addressing female sentencing, trauma-informed prisons and abolitionist thought, followed by extensive discussion. The presenters included:
- Dr Shona Minson (University of Oxford);
- Dr Anna Schliehe (University of Bonn/University of Trier);
- Dr David Scott (Open University).
Disrupting Prison Policy
Shona Minson - The Disruption of Women's Imprisonment: Prison Sentences, Negative Consequences and Non-Carceral Alternatives
Dr Minson’s paper explored the imprisonment of women in two key ways: first, through highlighting the disruption it has on women and their families, especially children; and second, through elucidating ways in which we can disrupt these harmful cycles of punishment and trauma.
Slides and more workshop outputs can be found at:
https://www.jcfj.ie/research/international-prison-policy-workshop/