Centered on the ethnography of prisons and field research on penal confinement, this
review maps out current developments and characterizes them in relation to key themes that …

On any given day nearly 3000 foreign national citizens are detained under immigration
powers in UK detention centres alone. Around the world immigrants are routinely detained …

Engaging with the growing popular and academic interest in the" spiritual but not religious,"
Andrea R. Jain explores the connections between the practices of global spirituality and …

The Borders of Punishment: Migration, Citizenship, and Social Exclusion critically assesses
the relationship between immigration control, citizenship, and criminal justice. It reflects on …

Scholars of mass incarceration point to the 1970s as a pivotal turning point in US penal
history, marked by a shift toward more punitive policies and a consensus that “nothing …

Since the 1980s, when the War on Drugs kicked into high gear and prison populations
soared, the increase in women's rate of incarceration has steadily outpaced that of men. As …

Where is the pain in exceptional prisons? A new generation of prisons produces unusual
'pains of imprisonment'which scholars of punishment are only beginning to catalog. This …

What are the various forces influencing the role of the prison in late modern societies? What
changes have there been in penality and use of the prison over the past 40 years that have …

Over 235,000 people couch-surf, stay in emergency shelters, or live on the street in Canada
every year. But lack of housing security is just one barrier faced by people who are …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of research conducted
over the past ten years (2008–2018) that examines the relationship between criminal record …