Journal article
COVID-19 and the New Pains of Imprisonment
British journal of criminology, v 65(1), pp 75-92
17 Jul 2024
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Abstract
Abstract As the COVID-19 pandemic upended life worldwide, prisons gained attention as epicentres for the virus. The focus was primarily on infections and death rates, often omitting the impact on incarcerated people. This study draws on semi-structured interviews (n = 58) with men imprisoned throughout the pandemic. Using and extending classic and contemporary theorizations of ‘the pains of imprisonment’, we find that official pandemic responses meant that (1) new, pandemic-related pains developed, (2) established pains changed in severity and took new manifestations, and (3) pains were experienced simultaneously and interactively. Thus, the pandemic amplified, diversified and compounded the pains of imprisonment. While most visible in the context of a large-scale crisis, these concepts provide an expanded, broadly applicable framing for future carceral scholarship.
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- Title
- COVID-19 and the New Pains of Imprisonment
- Creators
- Veronica L Horowitz (Corresponding Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkSynøve N Andersen - University of OsloJordan M Hyatt - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- British journal of criminology, v 65(1), pp 75-92
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies; Center for Public Policy; Center for Science, Technology, and Society
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001269952300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85216900172
- Other Identifier
- 991021894606304721
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- Criminology & Penology