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Parole, parole boards and the institutional dilemmas of contemporary prison release.
- Source :
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Punishment & Society . Jul2023, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p621-640. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The decision to release is a defining feature of the carceral experience: at once a necessary function of a dynamic penal system, and a highly contested form of symbolic communication where the anxieties and contradictions of contemporary penality begin to coalesce. In this paper I argue that the institutions we rely upon to make these determinations in a fair, consistent and efficient manner are under increasing strain. Drawing upon insights from historical institutionalism, I seek to show that the parole board model of discretionary decision-making that first emerged during the highwater mark of mid-twentieth century penal modernism has proved remarkably resilient to reform, but is slowly fracturing into a more complex, multi-layered prison release landscape. I explore the implications of this gradual historical transformation and conclude this paper with a call for new ways of thinking about prison release as an increasingly interconnected sphere of penal governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PAROLE
*CRIMINAL codes
*PRISONERS' rights
*IMPRISONMENT
*FINES (Penalties)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14624745
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Punishment & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164374881
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745221097371