Abstract
Based on qualitative research within the context of Northern Ireland’s prison system, this chapter identifies ways in which the discipline and punishment role of the prison (Foucault 1979) extends into the lives not only of prisoners, but also their children and families. Drawing upon interviews, focus groups and observation of prison regimes in each of Northern Ireland’s three prisons, the research explores how having a family member in prison impacts on the daily lives of children and their families, both in relation to direct experiences of contact with the prison itself, and also within the context of a society in which they are routinely marginalised and stigmatised due to their spoiled status (Goffman 1963) as prisoners’ relatives.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Parental Imprisonment and Children’s Rights |
| Editors | Aisling Parkes, Fiona Donson |
| Place of Publication | LONDON |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | Section 1 Chapter 3 |
| Pages | 22-43 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-27023-4 (ebk) |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-28347-3 (hbk) , 978-0-367-75797-7 (pbk) |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 31 Mar 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 selection and editorial matter, Aisling Parkes and Fiona Donson; individual chapters, the contributors.