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Where two ‘exceptional’ prison cultures meet: Negotiating order in a transnational prison Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Alison Liebling, Berit Johnsen, Tore Rokkan, Kristel Beyens, Miranda Boone, An-Sofie Vanhouche
Can a prison in the Netherlands, that is neither ‘Dutch’ nor ‘Norwegian’, be ‘legitimate?’ What are the moral challenges? Our study of the controversial Norgerhaven project—a Norwegian prison located in the Netherlands—found that this ‘experiment’ generated one of the most reflexive, ‘deliberative’ prisons we have encountered. Officials involved in the decision assumed that the two jurisdictions were alike in their values. Few were prepared for ...

Locking out emotions in locking up older prisoners? Emotional labour of Belgian prison officers and prison nurses Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Diete Humblet

This contribution looks at the emotional labour of prison professionals in the wake of an increasing number of older adults populating this institution. The rationale behind this selective focus is twofold. Firstly, the topic of ageing behind bars has only received scant attention, even though this phenomenon is also increasingly penetrating prison walls. Secondly, little attention has been paid to the performance of emotional labour by ...

The craft of doing qualitative research in prison Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Kristel Beyens, Philippe Kennes, Sonja Snacken, Hanne Tournel
In this article we examine the characteristics, challenges and added value of qualitative prison research in a Belgian context. As the many dynamics and challenges of qualitative research are often underreported in academic publications, we pay particular attention to the research process and the pains and gains of qualitative prison research. Drawing on experiences from several research projects, the different steps of gaining access to the ...

Structuring discretion among Belgium's prison leave decision-makers Ghent University

Luc Robert, Benjamin Mine, Eric Maes, Alexia Jonckheere
Prison leave decision-making remains largely unknown, operating as a black box in which applications enter and decisions come out, without knowing what happens in between. Prison leave decision-making in Belgium is no exception to this. After a prisoner submits an application for prison leave, the prison director has to provide a written opinion about it, which is then sent on to the Service for the Management of Imprisonment (SMI), which ...

Factors associated with drug use in prison : a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence Ghent University

Alice Austin, Louis Favril, Sam Craft, Phoebe Thliveri, Tom P. Freeman
Background: About a third of people use drugs during their incarceration, which is associated with multiple adverse health and criminal justice outcomes. Many studies have examined factors associated with in-prison drug use, but this evidence has not yet been systematically reviewed. We aimed to systematically review and synthesise the evidence on factors related to drug use in prison. Methods: Three databases (PubMed, PsycINFO and Embase) were ...

Factors associated with depression among prisoners in Mizan prison institute, southwest Ethiopia Ghent University

Bethelehem Girma, Abonesh Taye Kumsa, Wondimagegn Wondimu, Melese Sinaga
Purpose In spite of the vulnerability of prisoners to depression and their increased number, the issue has not been thoroughly investigated in Ethiopia. In particular, the determining factors of depression have not been exhaustively identified. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of depression and associated factors among prisoners in Mizan prison institute, southwest Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach An ...

Hafturlaub in Europa : einige Gründe, darüber nachzudenken = Prison leave across Europe : some reasons to think about it Ghent University

Luc Robert, Elena Larrauri
In this article, we zoom in on prison leave, an institution that mostly remained under the scientific radar. Very little is known about prison leave in Europe (and elsewhere too). In this article, we focus on issues that emerged in the context of an analysis of prison leave in eight countries from all parts of Europe. Scholars from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Romania, Spain and Ukraine provided us with detailed accounts of prison ...