INSIDE UK PLACES OF CONFINEMENT: WHAT THE PUBLIC DOESN’T SEE
This project examines prisons and immigration detention through themes of confinement, institutional power and reintegration. Through four interconnected blogs, the series explores how systems of confinement shape experiences both inside institutions and beyond release.
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Behind Closed Doors: What Are Places of Confinement and Why Should We Care?
Introduction: Immigration detention has drawn increasing global attention, particularly in the U.S, where facilities managed by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) face scrutiny. Reports highlight concerns over overcrowding, prolonged… Read more ⇢
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Life Inside: What Daily Life Really Looks Like in Prisons and Detention Centres
Introduction: Beyond rules and regulations, the physical environment of prisons and immigration detention facilities shapes daily life. While confinement is often seen as control or punishment, living conditions receive less… Read more ⇢
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Power, Racism and Confinement: From the Lens of Those with Lived Experience
Introduction: The lived reality of those incarcerated receives less emphasis than punishment, crime and rehabilitation in public conversations about prisons. While policies and data can highlight prison systems, they don’t… Read more ⇢
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Freedom isn’t Always Freedom: Life After Prison and Detention
Introduction: While much attention is given to prisons and immigration detention facilities, less focus is given to life after release. For many, punishment does not end upon leaving these institutions.… Read more ⇢
BEYOND THE WALLS 